IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2010 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 7543 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. SANIL RAJ.D, JUNIOR HELATH INSPECTOR GRADE-II, COCHIN CORPORATION. 2. P.K. BINDU, JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE-II, CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA SMT.D.S.THUSHARA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C). No. 7543 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The first petitioner in this writ petition, who is working in Cochin Corporation and the second petitioner in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, have applied for mutual transfer. The same has been rejected on the ground that if they are given the transfers requested for, it would amount to inter-district transfer and since the petitioners have not completed five years of service, which is mandatory for inter-district transfer, it is not permissible under law. The petitioners have filed Exts.P12 and P13 appeals in this regard before the first respondent. Petitioners now confine their reliefs for a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P12 and P13, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P12 and P13, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE vps Crl.M.C.No. 2 Crl.M.C.No. 3