IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2011 / 2ND ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 16299 of 2011(J) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.SETHULAKSHMI, SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GRADE-I BLOCK SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, PATTANAKKAD BLOCK, PATTANAKKAD P.O.,CHERTHALA BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.K.A.BALAN SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. DIRECTOR, SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANTHAPURAM,PIN-695 003 2. V.S.SUDHAKARAN, SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GR-1, BLOCK SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE,ATHIYANNOOR BLOCK,ATHIYANNOOR,TVM DIST-695121 (UNDER ORDERS OF TRANSFER AND POSTING AS SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GR-I,BLOCK SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENTOFFICE,PATTANAKKAD BLOCK, PATTANAKKAD P.O., CHERTHALA) ADV.SMT. SANTHOSH KUMAR - SPL. GOVT.PLEADER(SC/ST) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 16299 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF ORDER NO.ESTT.A1-782/11 DTD 10.06.2011 OF THE DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULED CASTES DEVELOPMENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16299 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working at Block Development Office, Pattanakkad. She is due to retire from service on 31.3.2012. By Ext.P1 order, she has been transferred to Block Development Office, Chengannur and the 2nd respondent has been transferred in her place. The petitioner is challenging the said transfer. The learned Government Pleader, today, on instructions submits that the petitioner has been retained at Pattanakkad itself. The same is recorded and the writ petition is closed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd