IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2008 / 10TH BHADRA 1930 W.P(C).No. 21868 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ASHA LAWRENCE, D/O.M.M.LAWRENCE, AGED 40 YEARS, 702, 'GARDEN GATES APARTMENTS', GANDHI NAGAR, COCHIN-20. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.RAVISANKAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, SB CID, ERNAKULAM. 4. MR.IVAN RATHINAM, S/O.RATHINAM PILLAI, ARASAR KADAVIL HOUSE, VADAKKAL P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY SMT. T.B. REMANI, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P(C). No. 21868 of 2008 ------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner in this Writ Petition prays for a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, commanding respondents 1 to 3 to give effect to Exhibit P4 order by completing the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the 4th respondent, referred to in Exhibit P5, within a time limit to be fixed by this court. The petitioner submits that though by Exhibit P4 order passed on 3/05/2008, the District Police Complaints Authority, Alappuzha had recommended initiation of departmental proceedings against the 4th respondent and an enquiry officer has been appointed as per G.O.(Rt) No. 1201/2008/Home dated 15/04/2008, there has been no progress in the enquiry . As directed by this court, a statement has been filed on behalf of the 3rd respondent wherein it is stated that the memo of charges approved by the State Government has been received by the 3rd respondent on 16/08/2008 and that after it is served on the 4th respondent, the enquiry will be completed within 3 months. WP(C). No. 21868 of 2008 Page numbers In the light of the statement dated 29/08/2008 filed on behalf of the third respondent, I dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to respondents 1 to 3 to serve a copy of memo charges approved by the State Government on the 4th respondent within two weeks from today and to complete the departmental proceedings initiated against the 4th respondent, within a period of 3 months from the date on which the memo of charges is thus served on the 4th respondent. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE scm