IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2011 / 3RD SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 18837 of 2011(D) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- B.MADHUSOODANAN NAIR,AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.KUMARA PILLAI, KRISHNA GADHA, MUDIYAN KARA, NEDUVANVILA, PARASSALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 502. BY ADV. SRI.D.AJITHKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, NEYYATTINKARA-695 121. 4. P.GEETHAMMAL, SPECIAL GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, PANMANA DEVASWOM, KARUNAGAPPALLY-690 518. 5. B.GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, SPECIAL GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, SASTHAMANGALAM DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 010. R1-3 BY SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV. SRI.P.GOPAL, SC., TDB. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 18837/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE R.O.C. NO.80/11/EST. DATED 23/05/2011 BY WHICH THE PETITIONER WAS TRANSFERRED AS SPECIAL GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, SASTHAMANGALAM SUB GROUP, ULLOOR GROUP. P2: COPY OF THE R.O.C. NO.738/11/ESTT. II DATED 10/06/2011 BY WHICH THE PETITIONER WAS TRANSFERRED AS JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, NEYYATTINKARA. P3: COPY OF THE REVIEW PETITION DATED 28/06/2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE BOARD. P4: COPY OF THE ROC. NO.80/11/EST. DATED 02/07/2010 BY WHICH THE SECOND RFESPONDENT TRANSFERRED THE PETITIONER AND POSTED AS AG. SPECIAL GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, PANMANA SUB GROUP, KARUNAGAPALLY GROUP. P5: COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 07/07/2011 FILED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT BOARD. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.18837 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Junior Superintendent in the office of the Assistant Commissioner Neyyatinkara. This Writ Petition has been filed challenging Ext.P4 order of transfer. When this matter came up for admission, this Court passed an interim order on 15.7.2011 directing the respondents to pass order on Ext.P5 appeal with notice to the petitioner and respondents 4 and 5 within a period of one month. In fact, an interim order requiring to maintain status quo was passed on 12.7.2011. When this matter is taken up for further consideration, the learned standing counsel appearing for respondents 1 to 3 submitted that the respondents are yet to pass orders on Ext.P5 in terms of the interim order dated 15.7.2011. Since this Court has already directed the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 appeal with notice to the petitioner and respondents 4 and 5, I am of the view that no further orders are necessary in that regard. However, till an order is passed on Ext.P5 and communicated to the petitioner in terms of the interim order dated 15.7.2011, the interim order passed by this Court on 12.7.2011 requiring to W.P.(C) NO.18837 of 2011 2 maintain status quo will remain in force. This Writ Petition is disposed of, accordingly. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.18837 of 2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010