IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2008 / 18TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 934 of 2008(J) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ K. KANCHANA DEVI, EXTENSION OFFICER (WOMEN WELFARE) (RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BLOCK PANCHAYATH OFFICE, ANTHIKKAD, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.TOJAN J. VATHIKULAM RESPONDENT: ------------- COMMISSIONER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMISSIONERATE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).934/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 8th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is working as an Extension Officer in the Block Panchayath Office, Anthikkad, Thrissur District. She claims that she is an intercaste married employee and her husband, an Additional Tahasildar is currently stationed in Kasargode District. Petitioner had requested for a posting in Kasargode District under Exts.P6 and P6 (a). Learned counsel for the petitioner refers to Ext.P7, Government Order, in this regard. He further submits that at present an open vacancy is available in Kasargode District. 2. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to look into Exts.P6 and P6(a) and take a decision thereon at the earliest at any rate, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment immediately before W.P.(C).934/2008 2 the respondent and the respondent may, preferably, take a decision on the petitioner's claim before the existing vacancy available in Kasargode District is filled up. He shall take note of Ext.P7 also in this regard. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs