IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2008 / 16TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23782 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DEVARAJAN.G., SENIOR ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL SECTION VENGARA, TIRURANGADI DIVISION TIRUR CIRCLE, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.BABU PAUL RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), KSE BOARD, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.23782 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Senior Assistant in Electrical Section, Vengara in Malappuram District falling under the Tirurangadi Division of Tirur Circle in Malappuram District. He was transferred to Vengara while he was serving in Adoor Electrical Division under the Pathanamthitta Electrical Circle. At the time of general transfer, the petitioner had applied for a transfer to Pathanamthitta District. The said request was not considered when general transfers were effected during the year 2008. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has submitted Exhibits P2 and P3 representations seeking a transfer to Electrical Division Adoor under Electrical Circle Pathanamthitta. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding W.P ( C) No.23782 of 2008 2 the respondents to consider Exhibits P2 and P3 in the light of information furnished in Exhibit-P5. 2. I have heard Sri.Babu Paul, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. Whether the petitioner should be transferred to Adoor Division or not is essentially a matter for the respondents to decide. It is evident from Exhibit-P1 that even before General Transfers were effected, the petitioner had sought a transfer to Adoor Electrical Division and that request was recommended by the Assistant Engineer, Electrical Section Vengara. In that view of the matter, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner's request in Exhibits P2 and P3 in the light of the guidelines and norms governing transfer and pass appropriate orders thereon taking note of the fact that the petitioner's request for a transfer made in Exhibit-P1 was duly recommended by the Assistant Engineer, Electrical Section, W.P ( C) No.23782 of 2008 3 Vengara. Orders disposing of Exhibits P2 and P3 shall be passed within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.23782 of 2008 4 W.P ( C) No.23782 of 2008 5