IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH OCTOBER 2010 / 5TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 32718 of 2010(L) ------------------------ PETITIONER : --------------- K.S.RAJESH, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, DISTRICT LIBRARY COUNCIL OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA-688 003. BY ADVS. SRI.B.RAGUNATHAN SRI.G.S.MOHANDAS SRI.R.SRINATH SRI.M.M.LALBIND SRI.VIPIN VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. KERALA STATE LIBRARY COUNCIL, REP.BY SECRETARY, KERALA STATE LIBRARY COUNCIL, KURAVANKONAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695003. 3. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, KERALA STATE LIBRARY COUNCIL, REP. BY PRESIDENT, KERALA STATE LIBRARY COUNCIL, KURAVANKONAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695003. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH R2 & R3 BY ADV. SRI. P.V. SURENDRANATH, SC, KSLC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P. (C) NO. 32718 OF 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of October, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is an employee of the Kerala State Library Councill. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him in respect of certain allegations of misconduct, which ended in the imposition of the penalty of withholding of promotion for two years on the petitioner. Petitioner had filed Ext.P13 appeal against the order of punishment before the 3rd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to pass orders on Ext.P13 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the counsel for the petitioner, the standing counsel appearing for Library Council, as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the first respondent. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P13 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. If the third respondent is not the appellate authority to consider Ext.P13, it would be open to the appellate authority as per the rules to consider Ext.P13 as directed above. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE mns