IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 17TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 26TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 30597 of 2011(Y) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S) : ---------------------- S.ANSALAM, S/O.SAMUEL, AGED 50 YEARS, WORKING AS SENIOR ASSISTANT, KSRTC, KOTTARAKKARA AND RESIDING AT PRANAVAM, ADOOR-691 524. BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S) : ------------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, IIIRD FLOOR, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. 2. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 023. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT (B) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY ADV. SRI. BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: NS W.P. C. NO. 30597/ 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT. P1 : COPY OF R.P.NO. 05/2009 BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT. P2 : COPY OF ARGUMENT NOTE DATED 28/08/2010. EXT. P3 : COPY OF K.S.R.T.C. (APPELLATE TRIBUNAL REGULATION, 1981). RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE NS HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 30597 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of November 2011. JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the first respondent to hear and pass orders on R.P.5/2009 within a reasonable period and for other incidental reliefs. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. Petitioner is an employee of the 2nd respondent Corporation and is presently working as Senior Assistant. The petitioner is facing disciplinary proceedings initiated under the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, control and Appeal) Rules. Against the order passed by the Appellate authority the petitioner filed R.P. No. 5/2009 before the first respondent and the same is pending consideration. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a direction may be issued to the Tribunal for a speedy disposal of R.P.5/2009. W.P.(C) No.30597/2011 2 4. When the matter was taken up in the admission list today, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a direction may be issued for speedy disposal. 5. In view of the limited prayer sought for this Court is of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of without issuing notice to the other respondents. 6. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on R.P.No.05/2009 ( Ext.P1) 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. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al