IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 19TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 31973 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.RAJAGOPAL, SUPERINTENDENT (NOW UNDER SUSPENSION), CHERTHALA MUNICIPALITY CHERTHALA. BY ADV. MR. N.SUGATHAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, VIGILANCE & ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN R3 BY MR. P.K.MANOJ KUMAR, STANDING COUNSEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: kkms/ ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.31973 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 10th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Superintendent in Cherthala Municipality. 2. By Ext.P8 order dated 18/09/2009 issued by the 1st respondent, he has been placed under suspension. Aggrieved by Ext.P8, seeking its review, the petitioner has filed Ext.P10 representation before the 1st respondent, and in this writ petition he seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to expeditiously consider Ext.P10 representation and pass orders thereon. Having regard to the pendency of Ext.P10 representation as above, it is only appropriate that the 1st respondent considers the said representation as expeditiously as possible. Therefore, I direct the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P10 representation filed by the petitioner seeking review of Ext.P8 order as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months of production of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg