IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 7TH JANUARY 2008 / 17TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 19455 of 2007(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.K. MURALEEDHARAN, S/O. KUMARAN, FOREST DEPUTY RANGER (RETD.), ANDEZHATH HOUSE, PUTHENPEEDIKA P.O., TRICHUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, EDAMALAYAR RANGE, MALAYATTOOR DIVISION, KODANAD P.O., MALAYATTOOR. 2. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, PALGHAT. 3. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (ADMINISTRATION), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 19455 of 2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1- A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF the ORDER OF THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, EASTERN CIRCLE, PALGHAT DATED 16.3.2005 EXT.P2- A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPEAL MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPNDENT EXT.P3- A TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER FORWARDED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 20.3.07 (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).19455/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 7th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT When the matter came up for consideration today, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that at this stage he will be satisfied with a direction to the third respondent to finalise the disciplinary proceedings referred to in paragraph 2 and 3 in the counter within a time frame. After having heard the learned senior Government Pleader also, writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to finalise the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner referred to in paragraph 2 and 3 in the counter affidavit, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs