IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2010 / 6TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23625 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.S.ABDUL AZEEZ, JUNIOR APPRENTICESHIP ADVISOR (NON TECHNICAL), RELATED INSTRUCTION CENTRE, KANNUR-670 001. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.PAREETH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 6 95 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 3. PRINCIPAL, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.. 4. TRAINING OFFICER, RELATED INSTRUCTION CENTRE, KANNUR-670 001. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, OFFICER OF THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL TRANING, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 6. SMT.VANAJA, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.23625 of 2010 (C) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 28th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he is working as Junior Apprenticeship Advisor at the Related Instruction Centre in Kannur. 2. According to the petitioner, while he was working at Industrial Training Institute, Chackai, Thiruvananthapuram, he suffered a massive stroke and was hospitalised for a long time. He applied for leave on medical grounds for the period from 06/02/2007 to 06/04/2007. The leave was granted by the 3 rd respondent. It is stated that due to continued illness he was not in a position to rejoin duty on 07/04/2007 and he rejoined duly only on 11/06/2007. According to the petitioner, as he was not in a position to rejoin duty, he applied for leave for the period from 07/04/2007 to 10/06/2007. It is stated that in the meanwhile, by order dated 12/06/2007, he was transferred to Related Instruction Centre, Kannur. The leave application is pending before the 2 nd respondent. It is stated that since the total period of leave exceeds 4 months, the 1 st respondent has to sanction the leave and therefore, the 2 nd respondent will have to forward the leave WP(C) No.23625/2010 -2- application submitted by the petitioner with supporting documents to the 1st respondent for final orders. But this has not been done by the 2nd respondent and on the other hand, alleging that the petitioner was unauthorisedly absent during the above period, he has been issued Ext.P13 show cause notice dated 18/12/2009 proposing to initiate disciplinary action against him. It is in these circumstances, this writ petition has been filed. 3. From the nature of the contentions of the petitioner, it is obvious that his main complaint is that the 2nd respondent has not forwarded the leave application submitted by him to the 1st respondent for orders. 4. Therefore, I direct that the 2nd respondent shall, if the leave applications submitted by the petitioner are pending before him, forward the leave applications along with the supporting documents to the 1st respondent for appropriate orders in the matter. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 2nd respondent for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg