IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 16522 of 2007(P) PETITIONER: -------------------- P.GOPAKUMAR, SECTION OFFICER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (PS) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL SRI.S.VENUGOPAL RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, NORKA ROOTS, CENTRE PLAZA, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, THIRUVANATHAPURAM. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN R2 BY ADV.SRI.T.A.SHAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C).No.16522 of 2007 P ------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner was promoted as Section Officer in the Government Secretariat on 5.6.2004 and later sent to NORKA ROOTS, Thiruvananthapuram on deputation as Centre Manager when he joined duty on 1.12.2004. He was repatriated to the parent department on 13.9.2005 as per Ext.P1. His grievance is that his probation has not been declared in the post of Section Officer. 2. In the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, reference is made to Ext.R1(a) by which the petitioner was intimated that the petitioner's request for declaration of probation, sanction of increment and previous benefits and allowances will be examined on receipt of a Vigilance Enquiry Report. This is on the premise that there is a Vigilance Enquiry pending against the petitioner and others, according to the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has no knowledge of any Vigilance Enquiry pending against the petitioner. W.P.(C).NO.16522/07 :: 2 :: 4. After hearing both sides, I am of the view that since the petitioner had completed one year in the post of Section Officer on 5.6.2005, the question of declaring the petitioner's probation in the said post cannot be kept pending interminably. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take a decision on the petitioner's request for declaration of his probation within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy// P.S. To Judge