IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 24TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 28435 of 2010(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ T.P.PRADEEP, RETIRED EXCISE INSPECTOR, KERALA STATE HOMOEOPATHIC CO-OPERATIVE PHARMACY LTD., ALAPPUZHA (RESIDING AT SIBIRAM, PERUNNA P.O., CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT). BY ADVS. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN, SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR, SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD, SRI.P.MOHANDAS, SRI.MATHEW SUNNY, SRI.ANOOP V. NAIR. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF EXCISE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 1. 2. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE (SOUTH ZONE), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 1. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU T.K. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.28435 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner entered service as an Excise Preventive Officer and was promoted as Excise Inspector in 1984. He was placed under suspension for the periods from 17.10.2000 to 30.10.2001 and 25.08.2006 to 07.12.2006. Subsequently the period of suspension was regularized by the competent authority. The petitioner retired from service on 30.11.2007. But the petitioner was not given the annual increment which fell due on 01.08.2001, during the period of suspension and also the festival allowance for the year 2001. In respect thereof, the petitioner has filed Exts. P4 & P5 representations before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P4 & P5 as expeditiously as possible. W.P.(C)No.28435 of 2010 -2- I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P4 & P5 representations as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/