IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2011 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 11213 of 2011(B) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.K.MEENAKSHY, JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, (UNDER SUSPENSION), 'LALSHINE', NALLOOR, P.O.FEROKE, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TRANSPORT (C) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, NORTH ZONE, KOZHIKODE-673 020. ADV.MR. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11213 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is a Joint Regional Transport Officer, is challenging Ext.P3 order, by which the petitioner has been kept under suspension for certain allegations of misconduct stated therein. That suspension order is dated 18.5.2010. According to the petitioner, the allegations against the petitioner are totally baseless. She further complains that despite having been suspended on 18.5.2010 and having issued Ext.P5 memo of charges on 16.8.2010, no further proceedings have been taken so far, despite Ext.P6 direction of the Government dated 14.12.2010 to complete the disciplinary proceedings expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. At this juncture I am not inclined to interfere with the suspension. But, I am of opinion that the respondents should complete the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner by issuing W.P.(C)No.11213/11 2 Ext.P5 memo of charges expeditiously. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to see that the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner by issuing Ext.P5 is completed and taken to its logical conclusion, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.11213/11 3