IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER 2007 / 12TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 25114 of 2007(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- AMBIKA DASAN, CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, WAYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.M.VIJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. C.O.K.NOORUDHEEN, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KANNUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.25114 OF 2007 APPENDIX EXT.P1: COPY OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE R1 DATED 5.8.05. EXT.P2: COPY OF REQUEST FOR TRANSFER DATED 3.2.06 TO R1. EXT.P3: COPY OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE R1 DATED 10.5.07. EXT.P4: COPY OF ORDER OF R2 DATED 2.6.07 NO.EDI/11987/07/DTE. EXT.P5: COPY OF APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER DATED 5.6.07. EXT.P6: COPY OF COMMUNICATION OF THE STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DATED 9.7.07. EXT.P7: COPY OF NOTE FILES REGARDING THE TRANSFER AND POSTING OF JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No. 25114 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of December, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Chief Accountant at Government Engineering College, Wayanad from 2004 onwards. A vacancy has arisen in Government Engineering College, Kannur to which vacancy the petitioner stakes a claim on the ground that she is a native of Kannur and has been working outside Kannur district from 1999 onwards. Now the grievance of the petitioner is that the 3rd respondent, who had worked in Kannur district for 17 years has been preferred to the petitioner for transfer to the vacancy at Government Engineering College, Kannur. 2. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner now confines her relief for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 3. I have heard the learned Government pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, there would be a W.P.(c) No.25114/07 2 direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 3rd respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c) No.25114/07 3