IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 650 of 2009(B) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.RAJENDRAN ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BANASURA SAGAR PROJECT, SUB DIVISION NO.I PADINJARETHARA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES (MP) DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO:650 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Assistant Executive Engineer at the Banasura Sagar Project, Sub Division No.I, Padinjarethara in Wayanad District. He has been placed under suspension by Ext.P6 order dated 28.11.2008. The suspension of the petitioner was ordered pursuant to an accident occurred on 26.1.2008 at the construction site of Padinjarethara Branch Canal of Banasura Sagar Project which claimed lives of three workers at the work site. The order of suspension was passed by Government after getting report from the Chief Technical Examiner. According to the petitioner actually he has not committed any dereliction of duty. 2. Aggrieved by the order of suspension, he has filed Ext.P7 representation before the Government seeking for revocation of the order. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner prayed that the first respondent may be directed to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 dated 15.12.2008. The learned counsel produced for perusal an order revoking the suspension of Sri.K.S.Majeed, wpc:650 of 2009 2 Assistant Executive Engineer, who was placed under suspension by the Government in connection with the same incident and by the same order. He was reinstated in service without prejudice to the disciplinary action initiated against him. 4. There will be a direction to the Government to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps