IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD APRIL 2010 / 3RD VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13523 of 2010(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MATHEW.K.V,II GRADE DRAFTSMAN,PWD (ROADS SUB DIVISION),PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D.ADMINISTRATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDA KUMAR BABU T.K. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 13523 of 2010 -------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is presently working as IInd Grade Draftsman in the Public Works Department has filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P2 order passed by the third respondent deploying him to the local self government department. 2. A Division Bench of this Court has in Maju Balakrishnan v. State of Kerala (2009 (2) KHC 492 (DB) upheld similar orders of deployment. Therefore, the petitioner cannot in my opinion successfully challenge Ext.P2. In the aforesaid decision, the Division Bench of this Court had observed that if as a result of deployment, any person is put to serious inconvenience, he may represent against the place of posting to the Government. The Division Bench had also directed the Government to consider such requests, if representations are made pointing out the inconvenience as a result of posting pursuant to deployment. I accordingly hold that there is no merit in the writ petition. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. If the petitioner is aggrieved or is put to any inconvenience on account of the W.P.(C).No.13523/2010 2 station/district to which he is posted, it will be open to him to move the Government setting out his grievances in an appropriate representation within one month from today. In the event of such a representation being filed to Government, the Government shall consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon within two months thereafter, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN (Judge) vps W.P.(C).No.13523/2010 3 W.P.(C).No.13523/2010 4 W.P.(C).No.13523/2010 5