P.P.Varghese v. the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation
Case brief
What is this about?
Thepetitioner, an Inspector with KSRTC, filed a writ petition objecting to a memo of charges without requiring an inquiry. The court directed the third respondent to dispose of the charges within one month and ordered the respondents to promote the petitioner to Assistant Transport Officer within two weeks of the inquiry's conclusion.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner need not adduce evidence; the inquiry must be concluded within one month, and the petitioner is to be promoted to Assistant Transport Officer within two weeks thereafter.