IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2011 / 16TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 465 of 2011(G) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.SURENDRAN PILLAI S/O.KUNJUKRISHNAN PILLAI, AGED 47 YEARS LASCAR GRADE I, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, TRIVANDRUM. 2. S.SURESH KUMAR, S/O.SADASIVAN PILLAI,AGED 37 YEARS LASCAR GRADE I, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, TRIVANDRUM. 3. S.LATHA KUMARI, D/O.SAKUNTHALA, AGED 40 YEARS SWEEPER GRADE I, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, TRIVANDRUM. 4. R.SREEKUMARI, W/O.A.V.VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED 45 YEARS PEON GRADE I,SARKAR MUDRANA SALA, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING,TRIVANDRUM. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.465 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 6th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners, who are employees of the Department of Printing, claim that they are entitled to be appointed as Printers by transfer in accordance with the special rules. Their grievance is that instead of considering their claim for appointment by transfer, the respondents are taking steps to fill up the vacancies available by direct recruitment. In the above circumstances, the petitioners have filed Ext.P17 series of petitions before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P17 series of petitions, expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P17(a), P17(b) and P17(c) petitions, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2