IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31822 of 2011(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- C.M.SAJAN,LOWER DIVISION CLERK GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, POOKOTTUR P.O,PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT 676 517 BY ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURIKAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN - 695 001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,HOUSING BOARD BUILDING SANTHI NAGAR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, DDE OFFICE,MALAPPURAM P.O,PIN 676 505 4. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, AEO OFFICE,PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT 679 322 R1 TO R4 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.M.A.FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 31822 of 2011(C) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1 - COPY OF THE MEMO ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 27.01.2011 EXT.P2 - COPY OF THE MEMO OF CHARGES ALONG WITH STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 11.02.2011 EXT.P3 - COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE MEMO OF CHARGES DATED 09.05.2011 EXT.P4 - COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 22.10.2011 EXT.P5 - COPY OF THE APPEAL SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 16.11.2011 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS - NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE DG T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.31822/2011-C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 30th day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Lower Division Clerk in Government Higher Secondary School, Pookkottur in Perinthalmanna. He is seeking for a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on the appeal filed by the petitioner as per Ext.P5 against the recovery ordered from his salary by Ext.P4. Ext.P4 is an order passed by the Deputy Director of Education imposing the said punishment. 2. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P5 after hearing the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. Till orders are passed on Ext.P5, steps for recovery will be kept in abeyance. The petitioner will forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of the Judgment to the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms