IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2009 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 15120 of 2009(H) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- 1. MOHAN J.DAS, S/O.DASAN, AGED 44 YEARS, T.C.13/895, KALAVIHAR NAGAR, KUNNUKUZHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PRINTER GRADE-I, GOVERNMENT PRESS, MANNANTHALA. 2. SABU S., KULATHUMKAROTTU, JAYAMATHA LANE NALANCHIRA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PRINTER GRADE-I, GOVERNMENT PRESS, MANNANTHALA. BY ADV. SMT.DAISY A.PHILIPOSE RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRESS, MANNATHALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.15120 of 2009 -------------------------------------- Dated 16th June, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Smt.Daisy A.Philipose, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Smt.Anu Sivaraman, the the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioners are Grade I Printers in the Government Press at Mannanthala. They have filed this writ petition aggrieved by their transfer from Mannanthala to Shornur. When this writ petition came up for admission on 3.6.2009, this Court directed the respondents to state whether the petitioners can be accommodated in a station nearer to Thiruvananthapuram. When this writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the first petitioner has been retained at Government Press, Mannanthala as Printer Grade I by order dated 8.6.2009 and that if the second petitioner makes a similar request, the Director of Printing will consider whether he can also be retained as Printer Grade I in Thiruvananthapuram itself. 3. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with the direction that in the event of the second petitioner submitting an appropriate representation before the Director of WP(C).No.15120/2009 2 Printing, to extend to him the same benefit as was extended to the first petitioner, the Director of Printing shall consider the same and pass orders thereon within one week from the date on which such a representation is received. Till such time, status quo as on today in relation to the second petitioner shall be maintained. I make it clear that it will be open to the petitioners to pursue their claims based on Ext.P8 judgment notwithstanding the directions issued herein. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge TKS