IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2008 / 31ST SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24299 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.S. SOMAN, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT (UNDER ORDER OF TRANSFER) OFFICE OF THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, KATTAPPANA. BY ADV. SRI.VELLAYANI SUNDARARAJU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, IDUKKI. BY GP SMT.M.R.SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).24299/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT While the petitioner working as Junior Superintendent in the office of the Commercial Tax Officer, Kattappana, he was placed under suspension by Ext.P6 order dated 15.4.2008. The petitioner moved for review of the order of suspension. By Ext.P8 order dated 17.7.2008, the petitioner was reinstated in service. There upon by Ext.P9 order passed on 4.8.2008, the Joint Commissioner-I, Commercial Taxes, Thiruvananthapuram, ordered transfer of the petitioner on his reinstatement to Malappuram. This writ petition is filed challenging Ext.P9. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission today, the learned senior Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that the Joint Commissioner-I, Commercial Taxes, Thiruvananthapuram, has by order No.A2.222/08/TX Dated 16.8.2008 reallotted the petitioner to Deputy Commissioner, Idukki, for a suitable W.P.(C).24299/2008 2 posting in one of the offices in Kattappana. In that view of the matter, no further orders are called for except to direct the third respondent, the Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Idukki to implement the direction issued by the Joint Commissioner-I, Commercial Taxes, Thiruvananthapuram, in the order referred to above, within two weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge mrcs