2025:KER:31045 WP(PIL) NO. 6 OF 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. NITIN JAMDAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.MANU MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(PIL) NO. 6 OF 2025 PETITIONER: ANIL KUMAR A AGED 55 YEARS S/O ARJUNAN, KUNNUMPURATH VEEDU, KALLAR P.O, VITHURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695551 BY ADVS. ANEESH K.R ROBIN JOSE A. RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA SECRETARIAT, THIRUV ANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FOREST AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 3 THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZUTHACAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014 4 THE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (ADM) FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZUTHACAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014 5 THE ADDITIONAL PRINICIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATORY OF FORESTS (VIGILANCE FOREST INTELLIGENCE) FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014 6 STATE VIGILANCE AND ANTI CORRUPTION BUREAU VIKAS BHAVAN, LAW COLLEGE RD, PALAYAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 2025:KER:31045 WP(PIL) NO. 6 OF 2025 2 7 SUDHISH KUMAR L AGED 54 YEARS S/O M LOUIS, RANGE FOREST OFFICER, PARUTHAPPALLY FOREST RANGEM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM RESIDING AT LEOR NIVAS, CHOOZHATTUKOTTA, MALEYAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695571 THIS WRIT PETITION (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:31045 WP(PIL) NO. 6 OF 2025 3 JUDGMENT (Dated this the 7th day of April 2025) NITIN JAMDAR, C.J. Heard Mr.Aneesh K.R, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Mr.Nagaraj Narayanan, learned Special Government Pleader. 2. The Petitioner who has styled himself as a social worker and a member of a political party, seeks a direction against the State Government to proceed against the Respondent – a Government servant. It is for the State, to decide whether its officer has committed misconduct and whether he is liable to be removed from service or subjected to other disciplinary measures. Apart from the maintainability of the petition, filed in public interest in the realm of service law, it can be seen from the affidavit filed by the Petitioner that the Petitioner had filed Petition against the very same officer in respect of the election of a Committee, of which the Petitioner is a member. 3. In the above circumstances, we decline to entertain this petition. The Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- NITIN JAMDAR CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- S.MANU JUDGE rp 2025:KER:31045 WP(PIL) NO. 6 OF 2025 4 APPENDIX OF WP(PIL) 6/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO. KFDHQ/4360/2023- ADMIN/D1, ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 12.10.2023 ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO D1-4360/23 DATED 03.11.2023 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY Exhibit P3 THE PAPER CLIP OF THE NEWS PUBLISHED BY DEEPIKA NEWSPAPER ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY Exhibit P4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER KFDHQ/1214/2024/ADMIN/B6 DATED 16.02.2024 ISSUED BY ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF FOREST CONSERVATOR AND ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF FOREST CONSERVATOR (ADMIN) ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY Exhibit P5 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 04.10.2024 IN OA NO 318/2024 OF HONOURABLE KERALA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL Exhibit P6 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO KFHDQ/5600/2024/ADMIN/B7 DATED 14.10.2024 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY Exhibit P7 THE TRUE COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO 1158/2024 OF KATTAKADA POLICE STATION FOR THE OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 132 OF BNS ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY OF RELEVANT PORTIONS Exhibit P8 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO 203/ACS/2024/FOREST DATED 26.10.2024 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P9 THE TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER FWLD-A2/82/2024 DATED 04.11.2024 ISSUED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY Exhibit P10 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 05.11.2024 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY 2025:KER:31045 WP(PIL) NO. 6 OF 2025 5 Exhibit P11 THE TRUE COPY OF THE FIR DATED 25.02.2025 IN CRIME NO 241/2025 OF PALODE POLICE STATION ALONG WITH TRANSLATED COMPUTER TYPED COPY OF RELEVANT PORTIONS Exhibit P12 THE TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 06.03.2025 ADDRESSED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT