IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 4169 of 2009(U) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- SHAJEE.K.R, OVERSEER GRADE-III(SG), PWD ROADS SECTION, ERATTUPETTA, RESIDING AT KOLENCHIRA HOUSE, KADAPPATTOOR, PALA. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.HARIDAS RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ADMINISTRATION), PWD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LSGD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PWD ROADS SECTION, ERATTUPETTA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 4169 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 24th February,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is presently working as Overseer Gr.II under the 4th respondent, Assistant Engineer, PWD Roads Section, Erattupetta. He is working there from 29.7.2007 onwards. Respondents invited option from the Overseers working in PWD for working in the Local Self Government Engineering Cadre and accordingly the petitioner gave his option. Pursuant to the option submitted, as per Exhibit-P1 petitioner along with similarly placed persons have been deployed to Local Self Government Engineering Cadre. He stands deployed to the office of the Assistant Engineer LSGD Section, Kadappura/Orumanayoor GP under Chavakkad BP,Thrissur district. 2. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that because of personal difficulties and family problems a posting at a place 200 kms away from his residence will W.P ( C) No. 4169 of 2009 2 create acute hardship to him. The petitioner has also raised medical grounds in support of the above plea. His wife is working in the State Co-operative Union, Alappuzha, which is away from their residence and their two children are students. Apart from that their aged and ailing mother is being looked after by the petitioner. Petitioner has not been relieved pursuant to Exhibit-P1 order. 3. Seeking for a posting nearby his residential place, he has filed Exhibit-P4 representation before the Chief Engineer, PWD Administration. Since the said representation is yet to be disposed of by the 3rd respondent, appropriate orders will be passed after considering the various aspects pointed out by the petitioner in Exhibit-P3. The same shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will not be relieved till orders are passed on the above representation. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 4169 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No. 4169 of 2009 4