IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN TUESDAY, THE 28TH NOVEMBER 2006 / 7TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 31484 of 2006(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.O.ALEXANDER, JOINT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER (UNDER SUSPENSION),COMMISSIONERATE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT,L.M.S.COMPOUND,VIKAS BHAVAN- -P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033 NOW RESIDING AT (PRA-184-A, "THE RETREAT". PAROTTUKONAM, NALANCHIRA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 015. BY ADV. SRI.N.RADHAKRISHNAN SRI.B.V.BALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/11/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K. DENESAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No.31484 OF 2006 W = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 28th November, 2006 J U D G M E N T The petitioner belongs to the cadre of Project Officer in the Rural Development Department, Wayanad District. He along with a few others has been placed under suspension by Ext. P1 Govt. Order dated 26-7-2006. The petitioner has filed Ext. P6 review petition before the Government contending that the order of suspension as far as he is concerned is wholly unjustified and the facts stated in the order are not correct. 2. It is the statutory duty of the 1st respondent to consider Ext. P6 on merits and to take appropriate decision in accordance with law. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible. In the nature of the contentions urged by the petitioner, there shall be a direction to the 1st respondent to afford an opportunity to the petitioner of being heard and after adverting to the submissions he may make, to pass a speaking order. Time for compliance is one month on the petitioner WPC No. 31484/2006 -2- producing a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K.K. DENESAN JUDGE jan/