IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2011 / 8TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2214 of 2011(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- D.J.SUMA, AGED 54 YEARS, W/O. A THOMAS, SUMA SADANAM, CHARUKADU, CHEMMAKKAD P.O, KOLLAM, WORKING AS SUB REGISTRAR, KALYAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.VENUGOPALAN NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, TRIVANDRUM - 695 001. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 3. REGUNATHAN PILLAI, SUB REGISTRAR, SUB REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, KUNDARA KOLLAM DISTRICT PIN- 691 330. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.2214/2011-B: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE G.O.(P).NO.12/04/P&ARD DTD. 10/09/2004. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE TRANSFER ORDER NO.E1-7002/10, TRIVANDRUM DTD. 31/03/2010. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE TRANSFER ORDER NO.E1-7002/10 DTD. 27/05/2010. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 10/04/2010. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 06/12/2010. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE TRANSFER ORDER NO.E1-31452/10 DTD. 28/12/2010. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 2214 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner claims that he has less than a year for retirement and, therefore, as per norms of transfer petitioner is entitled to a transfer to her home station at Kundara, in Kollam District. Petitioner is now working as Sub Registrar at Kalayapuram, in Kollam District. The petitioner submits that despite the various representations filed by the petitioner, the 3rd respondent has been given the transfer to Kundara in preference to the petitioner. 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the 3rd respondent has been given a transfer to Kundara on compassionate grounds and the petitioner can be accommodated either at Sub Registrar's Office, Anchalummood or as Chitty Inspector, Kollam after 31.03.2011 when vacancies would arise in both stations. The counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner would be satisfied, if she is accommodated at Anchalummood. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to see that the petitioner is given a transfer to Sub Registrar's Office Anchalummood immediately after the vacancy arises there on 31.03.2011. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE mns