JUDGMENT :

This is not the first case where disciplinary proceedings have been assailed for the reason that it has been concluded unmindful of the imperative statutory or legal procedure and this may, perhaps, be the last either.

2. However, what renders the allegations in this writ petition a little different is that the respondents appear — as is virtually conceded — to have conducted and concluded a disciplinary enquiry in absolute ignorance of all established procedure; thus compelling this Court to sit up and notice it.

3. A wood cut of the facts, to begin:-

The petitioner, while working as the Accounts Assistant in “Nirmithi Kendra”, Thrissur, was terminated from service through Ext.P12 order dated 30.04.2011, finding that certain charges of grievous misconduct have been proved against her in disciplinary enquiry.

4. The petitioner's specific case, as argued by her learned counsel — Sri. R. Sreeraj, is that the enquiry stated to have been conducted against her was only “a camouflage, a smoke screen, just to authenticate the illegal, unjust, arbitrary, unreasonable and irrational decision taken by the Executive Committee to terminate the services of the petitioner”.(Sic)

5. Sri. R.