IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2009 / 12TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21481 of 2009(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- V.SHYAMALA, SPECIALIST TEACHER, GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, KACHANI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. BY MR.D.KISHORE, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE HEADMASTER, GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, KACHANI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR. T.T. MUHAMOOD, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.21481 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the 2nd respondent to transfer the petitioner from Government High School, Kachani, Thiruvananthapuram to Government UPS, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram in the retirement vacancy existing there since 31.03.2009 forthwith. 2. The petitioner had earlier approached this Court by filing W.P.(C) No.7527/2009 wherein this Court directed the Deputy Director of Education, Thiruvananthapuram to consider the request made by the petitioner in Exhibit P5 on merits. The petitioner therefore filed this writ petition seeking for a direction to transfer her to the vacancy that has arisen in Government UPS, Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram. It is pointed out by the learned Government Pleader that there is no existing vacancy in Government UPS, Ulloor as the vacancy pointed out by the petitioner is no longer in existence W.P.(C) No.21481/2009 2 due to abolition of one post. The said statement is recorded and this writ petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to move again if required. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp