Judgment:
HON'BLE Mr. GEORGE PARACKEN, JUDICIAL MEMBER
The applicant has filed this OA under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act 1985, for a direction to 2nd respondent to consider and pass an appropriate order on his Annexure A 3 representation 27.8.2008 which is pending for more than one year. The applicant is working as Processing-cum-Quality Assurance Supervisor in Integrated Fisheries Project, Kochi. He undertook higher studies in Ph.D Course after taking earned leave for 300 days. Thereafter, vide Annexure A-1 representation dated 7.4.2008, he requested the 3rd respondent to convert the earned leave as study leave or as period spent on duty but the said respondent vide Annexure A-2 order dated 9.6.2008, rejected the same. In the above circumstances, he preferred the Annexure A-3 representation dated 27.8.2008 to the 2nd respondent and the same is still pending. Advocate Mr. Thomas Mathew Nellimoottil has appeared on behalf of respondents. He also has no objection if a direction is given to the 2nd respondent to dispose of the aforesaid representation in a time bound manner. We, therefore direct the 2nd respondent to dispose of the Annexure A-3 representation with a reasoned and speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. There shall be no orders as to costs.