V.Haridas v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court considered a writ petition where a teacher, acquitted of criminal charges, sought regularization of suspended service. The judge directed respondents to finalize pending disciplinary proceedings within eight weeks.
What did the court decide?
Direct respondents to finalize disciplinary proceedings within 8 weeks of the judgment date.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
WEDNESDAY, THE 19THDAY OF OCTOBER 2022 / 27TH ASWINA,1944
WP(C) NO. 19008 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
V.HARIDAS
AGED 50 YEARS
UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER, AIDED SENIOR BASIC SCHOOL
MANNALUR, PALAKKAD-678 502.
BY ADVS.
M.A.FAYAZ
M.VISHNUPRIYA
C.B.ABHINAVA
RESPONDENT/S:
1STATE OF KERALA
REP. BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT,
GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, ANNEXURE-II,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 011.
2 DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION, 0/0 DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION, JAGATHI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 014.
3 DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PALAKKAD, O/O DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PALAKKAD, PALAKKAD - 678 612.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the competent authorities should be directed to finalize pending disciplinary proceedings against a petitioner before his superannuation.
Whether the period of suspension of a petitioner acquitted in a criminal trial should be regularised without issuing a charge memo.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
V. Haridas
- respondent
State of Kerala
- respondent
Secretary to the Government, General Education Department
- respondent
Director of General Education
- respondent
Deputy Director of Education Palakkad
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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