IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 29TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7233 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR. MANOJ LAL K.M., ASWATHI, PERIVAYAL P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. OFFICIAL ADDRESS: VETERINARY SURGEON, VETERINARY DISPENSARY, MAVOOR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.K.V.RESHMI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL DISPENSARY, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT ANIMAL HUSBANDARY OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DIARY DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).7233/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 29th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is working as a Veterinary Surgeon in the Department of Animal Husbandry, is aggrieved by Ext.P4 order of transfer by which he has been transferred from the Veterinary Dispensary, Mavoor, to the Veterinary Dispensary, Narippatta. According to the petitioner, the transfer has visited him with further inconvenience. Petitioner has approached the Director of Animal Husbandry vide Ext.P7, seeking a variation to the order of transfer under Ext.P4, and the same is pending before the Director. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the vacancy at Mavoor, resultant upon the petitioner being transferred there from under Ext.P4, is still open. 3. After having heard the learned Government Pleader also, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7. If the W.P.(C).7233/2008 2 vacancy of Veterinary Surgeon in the Veterinary Dispensary, Mavoor, is not filled up by the time the judgment is brought to the notice of the first respondent, he shall pass orders on Ext.P7 before filling up the vacancy at Mavoor. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs