IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2011 / 2ND POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 33089 of 2011(I) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.P.MOOSA, JUNIOR LANGUAGE FT HINDI, VYTHIRI GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL,VYTHIRI P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.P.J.MATHEW SRI.THOMAS JOHN AMBOOKEN SRI.AJITH GEORGE RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETRIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, WAYANAD, KALPETTA P.O., WAYANAD DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE-673 001. BY SMT. NISHA BOSE, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2011, ALONG WITH WP(C) No.33393/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.33089/2011 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT-P1. TRUE COPY OF THE RANK LIST DATED 4/9/2011 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P2. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR INTER DISTRICT TRANSFER ALONG WITH THE ENRORSEMENT OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P3. TRUE COPY OF THE THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.O.(MS) 301/68/EDN. DATED 29TH JUNE 1968. EXHIBIT-P4. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT REPORTED IN 1987 (2) KLT 418. EXHIBIT-P5. COPY OF CIRCULAR DTD. 30.9.10. EXHIBIT-P6. COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD. 20.12.11. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)Nos.33089 & 33393 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT Both the Writ Petitions are filed by petitioners who are working as Junior Language Full Time Hindi Teachers. The petitioners seek inter district transfer from Wayanad District to Kozhikode District. It is submitted that the 3rd respondent has taken the view that the applications are not acceptable in the light of the Government Order, GO(MS)No.301/68/Edn. dt.29.1.1968, produced as Exhibit P3 in W.P.(C)No. 33089/11. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners, relying upon the decision of this Court in Narayanan Namboothiri v. State of Kerala (1987 (4) KLT 418), submitted that the petitioners are entitled for inter district transfer. The petitioners are now seeking for a direction to the Government to consider and pass orders on the representations filed by them. 3. There will be a direction to the Government to take a decision on the representations filed by the petitioners produced as Exhibit P6 along with I.A.No.20600/11 in W.P.(C) W.P.(C)Nos.33089 & 33393 of 2011 -2- No.33089/2011 and Exhibit P5 produced along with I.A.No.20601/11 in W.P.(C)No.33393/11, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, with notice to the petitioners. The petitioners will forward copies of the respective Writ Petitions along with a copy of this judgment to the Government for compliance. The Writ Petitions are disposed of as above. Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn