IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 15TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30262 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.K.RAJAN,53 YEARS,S/O.M.T.KUTTAPPAN, (UPPER DIVISION CLERK),OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION,PATHANAMTHITTA,THIRUVALLA, RESIDING AT MODIYIL HOUSE,WEST OTHERA P.O., THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.R.SANTHOSH BABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.30262 OF 2009 (C) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner joined service as LD Clerk on 16.4.1984 in Alappuzha District. He was promoted as UDC with effect from 16.9.1985. Subsequently, he was transferred to Pathanamthitta District. The present claim of the petitioner is that while reckoning his seniority in Pathanamthitta District the service rendered by him in Alappuzha District also should be counted. His seniority should be fixed on that basis. No rule what so ever is shown to sustain this claim. Admittedly it was a District wise appointment and if that be so when an inter district transfer was obtained by the petitioner for his transfer to Pathanamthitta he lost his seniority and his seniority can be reckoned only counting the service rendered by him in Pathanamthitta District. In that view of the matter, I see no reason for interference. Writ petition fails and is dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WPC /09 :2 :