IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 14271 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ B.MOHANAN, S/O.LATE K.O.BHASKARAN DEPUTY COLLECTOR (GENERAL) & ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE (ADM), KOLLAM, RESIDING AT G.O. (QUARTERS) NO.C-8, THEVALLY, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SMT.K.USHA SRI.S.SHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DR. NIVEVITHA T.HARAN PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ADDL. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT REVENUE (C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIATE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 14271 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 29th May, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is a Deputy Collector (General) and Additional District Magistrate, is aggrieved by Exhibit P3 order of transfer passed by the Government by which he has been transferred from Kollam to Kottayam. Aggrieved by the same, he has sent Exhibit P4 communication to the Chief Secretary. Petitioner approaches this Court aggrieved by this order of transfer. In my view, if the petitioner has a grievance as regards Exhibit P3, he may move the Competent Authority of the Government. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of in the following terms: i). If the petitioner seeks variation of the posting effected under Exhibit P3 by means of a representation filed before the competent authority of the Government, within two weeks from today, the Government shall consider the same and pass W.P ( C) No. 14271 of 2008 2 appropriate orders thereon, within one month thereafter. ii) If the Government declines to accept the request made by the petitioner then the petitioner shall be heard before orders are passed in this regard. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 14271 of 2008 2 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007 W.P ( C) No. 14271 of 2008 2 Common issues are raised for consideration in all these writ petitions. Reference is made to the facts in Writ Petition No.4562/2008 for the sake of convenience.