IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 30752 of 2009(L)
1. DR.P.N.PREMACHANDRAN, ADDITIONAL
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED
... Respondent
2. THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
For Petitioner :SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI (SR.)
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC
Dated :29/10/2009
O R D E R
ANTONY DOMINIC, J.
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W.P.(C) NO.30752 OF 2009 (L)
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Dated this the 29th day of October, 2009
J U D G M E N T
Petitioner is the Additional Director & Head, Soil Survey
Department of Agriculture. He is placed under suspension by
Ext.P3 order dated 26.9.2009. Referring to Ext.P4 to P10
petitioner submits that the grounds mentioned in Ext.P3
suspension order are all unfounded. Be that as it may, petitioner
has moved the Minister for Agriculture by filing Ext.P12 describing
it as an appeal against Ext.P3 order of suspension.
2. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner has produced
before me a communication dated 21.10.2009 issued on behalf
of the Additional Chief Secretary(Finance) scheduling hearing on
Ext.P12 on 28.10.2009. From this communication it is evident that
though Ext.P12 is addressed to the Minister for Agriculture the
same has been acted upon as an appeal filed under Rule 22 of the
KCS(CC & A) Rules, 1960.
3. Learned Sr. Counsel appearing for the petitioner points
out that due to inconvenience of the appellate authority , the
appeal has not been heard and stands adjourned indefinitely.
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Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has invoked the
appellate remedy and that the appellate authority has acted
upon Ext.P12 under Rule 22 of the Rules referred to above, it is
necessary that the appellate authority should pass orders as
expeditiously as possible with notice to the petitioner within 3
weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment.
There will be a direction to that effect. Petitioner to produce a
copy of the judgment before the Appellate Authority for
compliance.
Writ petition is disposed of as above.
(ANTONY DOMINIC)
JUDGE
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