IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2008 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11552 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.K.JYOTHINDRA KUMAR, S/O.V.KRISHNAN NAIR, AGED 50 YEARS, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE, KOTTAYAM, RESIDINT AT "PREMJYOTHI: B.N-5, SREE KRISHNA NAGAR, ULLOOR, TRIVANDRUM-695011. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.RAJENDRAN NAIR (SR.) SRI.M.R.HARIRAJ SRI.SURAJ.S SRI.P.A.KUMARAN SMT.VINEETHA B. SMT.NEELIMA V.NAIR SRI.M.R.SUDHEENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE CAMPUS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SMT.P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, TRIVANDRUM. 4. DR.NO.VARGHESE, PRINCIPAL, GOVT DENTAL COLLEGE, MEDICAL COLLEGE CAMPUS, TRIVANDRUM. 5. SPECIAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, & ENQUIRY OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANF FAMILY WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.11552 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner was suspended pending enquiry. Later on, he was reinstated but posted to Kottayam, although he was suspended when he was the Principal of Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram. He has filed this writ petition, seeking the following reliefs. “i. To issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing Exhibit P8. ii. Alternatively to issue a writ of mandamus or other writ order or direction commanding the respondent no.1 to finalise the proceedings initiated by Exhibit P8 within a reasonable time limit, say within one month, to be fixed by this Honourable Court. iii. To issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ order or direction commanding the respondents to post the petitioner as Principal, Government Dental College, Trivandrum.” In view of the alternate prayer, I am inclined to direct the Government to complete the disciplinary proceedings within a specified period. W.P.(c)No.11552/08 2 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also on the point. After hearing, I feel that respondents 1, 2 and 5 should complete the entire disciplinary proceedings within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. There would be a direction to them to that effect. In respect of the prayer number 3, if the petitioner files an appropriate representation before the 1st respondent, the same would be considered and disposed of expeditiously. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.11552/08 3