IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2011 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13071 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- V.K.GOPINATHAN, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, O/O THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, KOZHIKODE, RESIDING AT SUHARA QUARTERS, AMBILERY MASJID ROAD, KALPETTA.P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.MANOJ RAMASWAMY RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WAYANAD DISTRICT COLLECTORATE, KALPETTA-673121. 2. DEPUTY THASILDAR (REVENUE RECOVERY), TALUK OFFICE, VYTHIRI TALUK, WAYANAD DISTRICT. PIN-673576. 3. VYTHIRI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, WAYANAD DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY PIN-673576. 4. DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 5. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, PANCHAYAT DIRECTORATE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 6. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. R1, R2, R4 TO R6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. N. SUDHA DEVI R3 BY ADVS. SRI.VINOD SINGH CHERIYAN SRI.R.SUDHISH SMT.M.MANJU SRI.K.R.RANJITH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 13071 of 2011(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF NOTICE 16.02.2010 ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 : COPY OF OBJECTION DATED 02.03.2010. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. M1-30198/08 DATED 24.04.2010. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE NOTICE NO. 67648/AB2/10/LSGD DATED 24.11.2010 ISSUED BY THE GOVT. SECRETARY. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE REQUISITION (RR-ONLINE) DATED 29.3.2011 BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE REVENUE RECOVERY CERTIFICATE FROM THE WEB SITE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.13071 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was a former Secretary of the 3rd respondent Panchayat. The Panchayat has initiated proceedings for recovery of certain amounts as alleged loss caused to the Panchayat on account of the actions of the petitioner. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is in no way responsible for the loss alleged to have been caused. Therefore the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before the 5th respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 5th respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2, expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 5th respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this W.P.(C)No.13071 of 2011 -2- judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Till orders are passed on Ext.P2, the recovery proceedings shall be kept in abeyance. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/