High Court of KeralaWP(C)/4950/2015disposed of

Raveendran A.K. v. State Of Kerala

2015-03-12Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE THURSDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH 2015/21ST PHALGUNA, 1936 WP(C).No. 4950 of 2015 (P) --------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

--------------- RAVEENDRAN A.K.

RETIRED AS SPECIAL VILLAGE OFFICER IN KUMARAMPUTHOOR VILLAGE OFFICE IN MANNARKAD TALUK IN PALAKKAD DISTRICT RESIDING AT SHYAM NILAYAM, MATTARACKAL P.O.

PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM - 679 325.

BY ADVS.SRI.P.SAMSUDIN SRI.K.C.ANTONY MATHEW SRI.JITHIN LUKOSE RESPONDENT(S):

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1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

2. THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIOINER, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033.

3. DIRECTOR VIGILANCE AND ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU, VAZHUTHACAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014.

4. THE VIGILANCE TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE - 673 001.

R1-R4 BY ADV. SRI.K.A.JALEEL, ADDL. ADVOCATE GENERAL R BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER T.P. SAJID THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12-03-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 4950 of 2015 (P) --------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------- EXHIBIT-P1-TRUE COPY OF THE CHARGE SHEET DATED 11/11/2013. EXHIBIT-P2-TRUE COPY OF THE CHARGE MEMO DATED 11/11/2013. EXHIBIT-P3-TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 25/11/2013 SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT-P4-TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD DATED 26/11/2013.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------- NIL.

// TRUE COPY // P.S. TO JUDGE sou.

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

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JUDGMENT

The petitioner is working in the Revenue Department. He approached this Court with the following reliefs: i). Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the 4th respondent to complete the enquiry in VC 3/2012 expeditiously within a time frame to be fixed by this court in the interest of justice.

ii). Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing the respondents to sanction an disburse the retirement benefits, and gratuity amount due to the petitioner without any further delay.

2. The relief No. (ii) is not maintainable before this Court. Accordingly, at the admission stage itself this Court noted that the relief No. (i) alone is maintainable.

3. The Government has filed a statement before this Court. In respect of relief No. (i), it is stated in paragraph 5 of

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the statement as follows:

"5. Investigation in the case is completed and legal opinion from Additional Legal Advisor, Kozhikode to prosecute the petitioner herein along with document writer and Sri.Abdul Ali has been obtained and the matter is now pending for scrutiny."

4. In view of the above facts, the scrutiny shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, Judge.

dpk /True copy/ PS to Judge.

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