IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2010 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 16315 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SURENDRAN.C, AGED 54 YEARS, FOREST RANGE OFFICER, NEDUNKAYAM DEPOT, (PALAKKAD TIMBER SALES DIVISION) KARULAYI POST, NILAMBUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (ADMN.), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, TIMBER SALES DIVISION, PALAKKAD. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, FLYING SQUAD, KASARAGOD. 4. HYDROSEKUTTY, FOREST RANGE OFFICER, FLYING SQUAD, KASARAGOD. MR.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.16315 of 2010 (L) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 27th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Forest Range Officer. He is aggrieved by Ext.P3 order whereby he was transferred from Nedumkayam Depot in Malappuram to RO, Flying Squad Kasaragod. The main argument raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner is due to retire on 31/03/2011, and such employees are exempted from transfer as per Ext.P2 order. 2. In my view, Ext.P2 can be taken only as a guideline, and in the exigencies of services, it is always open to the Government to depart from such guidelines. In the absence of any malafides established in an order of transfer, this Court will not be justified in interfering with such order. Be that as it may, if as stated by the petitioner, he has grievances against the order of transfer, it is always open to the petitioner to move the 1st respondent seeking modification of the order of transfer. 3. Therefore, it is directed that if any such representation is WP(C) No.16315/2010 -2- filed before the 1st respondent, the same shall be considered and orders thereon shall be passed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of its receipt. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg