IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2008 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 36437 of 2007(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: V.MURALEEDHARAN, EMPLOYEE NO.8769030, TELECOM MECHANIC, WANDOOR TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PREMCHAND R.NAIR RESPONDENTS: 1. THE CHAIRMAN/MANAGING DIRECTOR, BSNL, ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI. 2. CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (TELECOM), KERALA CIRCLE, BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-33. 3. GENERAL MANAGER (TELECOM), BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., MALAPPURAM. 4. GENERAL MANAGER (TELECOM), BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., KOLLAM. 5. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.M.NAJEEB KHAN, SC, BSNL SRI.MATHEWS K.PHILIP,SC, BSNL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C).No.36437 of 2007 ------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of March, 2008. JUDGMENT The writ petition has been filed essentially seeking a direction to respondents 1 to 3 to consider the petitioner's application for transfer to the Secondary Switching Area, Kollam. The petitioner was stationed at Kozhikode, when the writ petition was filed. Taking note of the fact that there was a serious contest, the respondents were asked to file a counter affidavit. They have done so. They have disputed the allegations made by the petitioner. But it has also come out that, in the meanwhile, the petitioner has retired on superannuation on 31.1.2008. In the circumstances, the writ petition will have to be considered as infructuous. Accordingly, it is dismissed as infructuous. Any other contention of the petitioner relating to the treatment of the period of his absence has not been considered in this writ petition. It is being left open. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy// P.S. To Judge