IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2011 / 8TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 38489 of 2010(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JOY JOHN (NOW UNDER SUSPENSION), S/O. LATE YOHANNAN, CHEMBARATHIMOOTTIL HOUSE, DARSAN NAGAR, HOUSE NO.508, PEROORKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.C.S.AJITH PRAKASH, SRI.T.D.SALIM, SRI.PAUL C THOMAS. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR PANCHAYATH, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, CIVIL STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.38489/2010-I: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1.A: COPY OF THE CHARGE MEMO NO. D3-11183/2008 DTD. 09/09/08. EXT.P.1.B: COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF IMPUTATION DTD. 09/09/2008. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE LETTER NO. PA4-397/2009 DTD. 12/06/09. EXT.P.3.A: COPY OF THE CHARGE MEMO NO.D3-19024/09 DTD. 18/09/09. EXT.P.3.B: COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF IMPUTATION DTD. 18/09/09. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE NO. D3-11183/2008 DTD. 11/01/10. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. D3-19024/2009 DTD. 19/08/10. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE LETTER NO. D5937/2009 DTD. 04/10/10. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. D3-19024/2009 DTD. 15/11/2010. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. E1-07/10 DTD. 16/11/10. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD.06/12/10. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 38489 OF 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner has been suspended pursuant to disciplinary proceedings initiated against him. Petitioner challenges the said suspension. Petitioner has also produced Ext.P1 show cause notice wherein only a minor penalty has been proposed. Therefore, according to the petitioner, in so far as the petitioner has been suspended after 14 months of the alleged misconduct, it is only appropriate that the petitioner be re-instated in service. The learned Government Pleader submits that proceedings pursuant to Ext.P1 can be completed within a short time. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to see that proceedings pursuant to Ext.P1 show cause notice is completed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 6 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE mns