IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2008 / 24TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 168 of 2008(T) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ K.VISWANATHAN, DEPUTY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (UNDER SUSPENSION), (SOCIAL FOERSTRY EXTENSION), KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.K.I.SAGEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST AND WILD LIFE, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, NORTHERN CIRCLE KANNUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).168/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 14th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader and having perused the averments in the writ petition, I am of the view that the only direction that could be called for at this stage is one to the first respondent to take a decision on the petitioner's application for revocation of suspension taking note of the fact that Mr. M.P.Prabhakaran, who was suspended along with him in relation to the same transaction has been subsequently reinstated in service. Accordingly writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's plea for revocation of suspension under Ext.P22 and take a decision thereon within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge 2 mrcs