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Mujeeb Rahman, v. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

Kerala HC6 Jun 2024WP(C)/20355/2024

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What is this about?

The High Court of Kerala directed the second respondent to dispose of a pending appeal filed by the petitioner against a disciplinary censure order within three months. The issue arose from an RTC driver acquitted in criminal charges seeking time-bound disposal of the internal appeal.

What did the court decide?

Directed the 2nd respondent to take up the pending appeal (Ext.P3) and pass appropriate orders within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment.

Mujeeb Rahman, Vs Kerala State Road Transport… — Service and Employment | Kerala HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI

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THURSDAY, THE 6^TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 16TH JYAISHTA, 1946

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WP(C) NO. 20355 OF 2024

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PETITIONER/S:

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MUJEEB RAHMAN,

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AGED 45 YEARS, S/O MUHAMMED, PERUKKADAN HOUSE, THIROORKAD,PO, BEHIND ORPHANAGE, PARAMMAL ROAD, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 679321

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BY ADVS. V.PREMCHAND HALIYA T.P. MAHADEV M.J.

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RESPONDENT/S:

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1 KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023

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2 CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 023., PIN - 695023

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3 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, (ADMINISTRATION & VIGILANCE) KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAVAN, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN - 695023

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OTHER PRESENT:

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SC SRI. DEEPU THANKAN

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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06.06.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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JUDGMENT

(Dated this the 6^th day of June, 2024)

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The petitioner is working as a Driver Grade-I, in the

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Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. He entered service in the year 2008. While working as Driver in the Ponnani unit, on 27.11.2017, the bus in which the petitioner was driving hit a scooter bearing registration No.KL-11BB/9978 and as a result, a woman and a child succumbed to injuries. The petitioner was placed under suspension, and an FIR was registered. The case was tried by the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate (Marad cases), Kozhikode in C.C No.306/2018 and he was acquitted of

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all the charges levelled against him as per judgment dated 22.02.2022, produced as Ext.P1.

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A disciplinary enquiry was ordered against the

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petitioner, and Ext.P2 is the order passed based on the findings

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of the disciplinary enquiry, by which, a punishment of censure

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was impossed on the petitioner. Against Ext.P2, the petitioner filed an appeal as Ext.P3 before the 2^nd respondent on 12.12.2023. The petitioner seeks disposal of Ext.P3 within a time frame.

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Heard the counsel for the petitioner as well as the

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Standing Counsel for Kerala State Road Transport Corporation.

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Since the limited request of the petitioner is only for disposal of Ext.P3 appeal pending before the 2^nd respondent, filed against Ext.P2, I deem it appropriate to direct the 2^nd respondent to take up Ext.P3 and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment.

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Writ petition is disposed of as above.

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BASANT BALAJI JUDGE

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PETITIONER EXHIBITS

Exhibit-P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 22.02.2022 IN CC NO.306/2018 RENDERED BY THE SPECIAL JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE, (MARAD CASES), KOZHIKODE Exhibit-P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 07.01.2023 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VIGILANCE Exhibit-P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 12.12.2023 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT

Mujeeb Rahman, v. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

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