IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2007 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 12731 of 2007(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ JOSE MATHEW, (SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, MUKKOM GRAMA PANCHAYAT), PUTHENVETTIL HOUSE, PULLURAMPARA P.O., THIRUVAMBADY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.J.MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (J) DEPARTMENT, GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR, VIGILANCE AND ANTICORRUPTION BUREAU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, KOZHIKODE. 5. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, WAYANAD. 6. THE SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, MEPPADY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.12731 of 2007(N) --------------------------------- Dated this the 20th June, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Special Grade Secretary, working under the Department of Local Self Government. By Ext.P6 order, a punishment of withholding of two increments without cumulative effect has been imposed on him by the Government. Against that order, he has invoked the statutory remedy, by filing a review petition, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P7. The petitioner, inter alia, prays for a direction to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7. 2. The Government Pleader, upon instruction, submits that Ext.P7 has been posted for hearing on 25.6.2007. This submission is recorded and the first respondent is directed to pass final orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. vav.