IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2008 / 22ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24410 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ANIL KUMAR.C, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT K.S.E.B, ELECTRICAL SECTION, PARAKADAVU, NADAPURAM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT (UNDER ORDER OF TRANSFER) BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD (K.S.E.B IN SHORT), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHYUTHI BAHVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), K.S.E.B, VYDHUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, K.S.E.B, NADAPURAM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY SC FOR KSEB SRI.K.S. ANIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).24410/2008 -------------------- Dated this the13th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Senior Assistant at Electrical Section, Parakadavu in Kozhikode District. By Ext.P1 order dated 28.5.2008, he was transferred at his request to Electrical Circle, Kollam. According to the petitioner, a transfer to Kollam was granted taking note of the fact that his wife is employed at Kollam and that his mother-in-law, who is a cancer patient, is undergoing treatment at the Regional Cancer Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioner's grievance is that he has not been relieved from Electrical Section, Parakadavu, though Ext.P1 order was issued as early as on 28.5.2008. The petitioner has, in Ext.P3 representation dated 25.7.2008, requested the Sub Engineer in charge of the office where he is working, to relieve him so as to enable him to join duty at Kollam. It is submitted that the said officer has forwarded the request of the petitioner to the third respondent, Executive Engineer. W.P.(C).24410/2008 2 2. When the writ petition came up for admission today, Sri.K.S.Anil, the learned Standing Counsel for the Kerala State Electricity Board, submitted that Ext.P1 transfer could not be implemented and the petitioner could not be relieved for want of substitute to be posted at Electrical Section, Parakadavu. The learned counsel further submitted that Ext.P1 transfer order will be implemented and the petitioner will be relieved from the present station so as to enable him to join duty at Electrical Circle, Kollam, within six weeks from today. 3. In view of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to ensure that the petitioner is relieved from the station where he is presently working to enable him to join duty at Electrical Circle, Kollam pursuant to Ext.P1 order of transfer. This shall be done within six weeks from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge mrcs