IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2011 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7125 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.REGHUNATHAN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, RESIDING AT 'KRISHNAS', SRIKRISHNA PURAM, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.J.JULIAN XAVIER SRI.FIROZ K.ROBIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE (DEVASWOM) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD ERANHIPALAM, KOZHIKODE- 673006. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, PALAKKAD-678 001 ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM FOR R2 & 3 SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7125 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as an Executive Officer of ten Devaswoms. On allegations of corruption, the petitioner has been suspended from service. Against suspension, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 petition before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Malabar Devaswom Board and the learned Government Pleader, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month 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 acd