IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 19TH JUNE 2008 / 29TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 18464 of 2008(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ T.SUNANDA, JUNIOR FAIR COPY ASSISTANT (UNDER TRASFER), TRASNMISSION CIRCLE, KSEB, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY SRI.A.PARVATHI MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), KSEB, VYDHYUTHA BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, TRASMISSION CIRCLE, ALAPPUZHA. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SOMANATHAN, T.C., JUNIOR FAIR COPY ASSISTANT, OFFICE OF THE STANDING COUNSEL, KSEB ERNAKULAM. BY SC, KSEB, SRI. K.S. ANIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).18464/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 19th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner, who is a Junior Fair Copy Assistant in the Electricity Board, is aggrieved by her transfer from the Transmission Circle, Alappuzha, to the office of the Standing Counsel at Eranakulam. According to the petitioner, she is suffering from 40% disability, as evidenced by Ext.P6 issued by the Medical Board, due to spinal injury resultant upon a fall of a coconut leaf on her. She is being put to serious hardship on account of her transfer. 2. The order of transfer, Ext.P8, as such does not suffer from any irregularity. But if an employee has any specific reason peculiar to him or her, it may be considered by the competent authority. 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Exts.P5 and P7, hear the petitioner and then take a decision thereon, within a W.P.(C).18464/2008 2 period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs