IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19587 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THANUJA N., W/O.ASHRAF, AGED 41 YEARS, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (HOME SCIENCE) GOVERMENT TRIBAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHOLAYUR, AGALI(VIA),PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695024 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.DILIP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 19587 of 2010 W ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as H.S.S.T. in Government Tribal Higher Secondary School at Sholayoor. She is a native of Thiruvananthapuram district. The contention of the petitioner is that since Sholayoor being a remote tribal area, two years' service in the said station has to be treated as three years of service for the purpose of transfer. In the said circumstances, the petitioner has submitted an application requesting transfer to Thiruvananthapuram district. In fact, she has requested for transfer against any open vacancy or against a post wherein the incumbent holding the post has already completed the normal tenure of three years. Feeling aggrieved by the delay in the matter of disposal of the said application, she had earlier approached this Court by filing W.P.(C) No.11707/2010. As per judgment dated 06-04-2010, this Court directed the second respondent to consider the transfer application submitted by the petitioner. The present grievance of the petitioner is that in purported compliance of the said judgment, the second respondent took up the transfer WPC.19587/2010 : 2 : application of the petitioner and then, decided not to effect any transfer during this year in the category of H.S.S.T.(Home Science). It is the contention of the petitioner that in respect of all other categories of H.S.S.Teachers, the second respondent has issued orders of transfer. In the said peculiar circumstances, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P7 appeal before the first respondent expatiating all the aforesaid aspects. Considering the fact that the petitioner has approached the first respondent by filing Ext.P7 appeal, raising her grievances with respect to the decision taken by the second respondent not to effect any transfer in the category of H.S.S.T.(Home Science) despite the direction of this Court to consider her request in Ext.P4, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge