High Court Kerala High Court

V.V.George vs The Chairman on 4 November, 2009

Kerala High Court
V.V.George vs The Chairman on 4 November, 2009
       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 28753 of 2005(W)


1. V.V.GEORGE, ASSISTANT ENGINEER,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE CHAIRMAN, KSEB.,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE SECRETARY, KSEB.,

3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER(HRM),

4. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER,

5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.ALI

                For Respondent  :SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB

The Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC

 Dated :04/11/2009

 O R D E R
                       ANTONY DOMINIC, J.
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                  W.P.(C) NO. 28753 OF 2005 (W)
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          Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009

                          J U D G M E N T

Petitioner is an Assistant Engineer under the Kerala State

Electricity Board.

2. In this writ petition, he is challenging Ext.P7, an order

imposing a punishment of barring one annual increment without

cumulative effect and ordering recovery of Rs.11,137/- from the

petitioner. This order was passed pursuant to the disciplinary

proceedings initiated following Ext.P1 memo of charges.

3. It is now submitted by both sides that the Full Board of

the KSEB considered the case of another person who was

proceeded against along with the the petitioner on 9/3/2009 and

by Ext.P8 order, that person has been exonerated of the charges.

It is stated that subsequently on 24/10/2009, yet another order

has been issued by the Board exonerating the petitioner also. A

copy of the said order has been made available by the standing

counsel for the respondents.

4. Now that by order dated 24/10/2009, the petitioner has

also been exonerated, Ext.P7 order has been rendered ineffective.

WPC 28753/05
:2 :

Therefore, the prayer to quash Ext.P7 no longer survives.

Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the

benefits, if any, which have been recovered or withheld from the

petitioner shall be restored to him without any further delay.

ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE
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