IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2010 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 29491 of 2010(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- LEKHA.M., W/O.V.M.CHANDRAN, LIBRARIAN, MUNICIPAL LIBRARY, ATTINGAL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 101. BY SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE, ADVS. SRI. S. SUJIN, SMT.NITA.N.S. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01. 3. K.VENU, LIBRARIAN, PUNALUR MUNICIPALITY, PUNALUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT-691 305. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01. R1, R2 & R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NANDAKUMAR. R3 BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MUHAMMED, THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.29491/2010-J: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD 17/06/2010 IN W.P.(C).NO.18787/2010 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 26/08/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.2. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DTD 05/06/2010 OBTAINED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. 3074/2010/LSGD DTD. 17/09/2010 ISSUED BY THE R.1. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 04/11/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.2. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R3.A: COPY OF THE TRANSFER APPLICATION FILED BY THE R.3. DT. 06/01/10. EXT.R3.B: COPY OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE PRODUCED BY THE R.3. BEFORE THE R.1. DT. 14/01/10. EXT.R3.C: COPY OF THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE R.1. DT. 31/03/10. EXT.R3.D: COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE R.1. DT. 04/10/2010. EXT.R3.E: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECRETARY, ATTINGAL MUNICIPALITY DT. 05/10/10. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 29491 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Ext.P4 order of the Government transferring the petitioner to Kollam Municipality from Attingal and transferring the 3rd respondent from Punalur to the petitioner's place at Attingal. However, the petitioner now submits that, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the 2nd respondent seeking a transfer to Thiruvananthapuram in any of the vacancies which may arise and the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible. I have heard the learned Government Pleader and the counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN shg/ JUDGE