IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 26TH JUNE 2009 / 5TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 27477 of 2008(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ALAVI ATHIMANNIL, S/O. MOHAMMED HAJI, AGED 54 YEARS, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, KONDOTTY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D. ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/06/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.27477/2008-U: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND THE ORDERS OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, CHIEF ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D. ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DTD. 21/11/07, 03/12/07 & 23/01/08 RESPECTIVELY. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS TO THE CHIEF ENGINEER, L.S.G.D., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DTD. 02/09/08. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C) No. 27477 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 26th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The issue raised in this writ petition is covered against the petitioner by the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in Maju Balakrishnan V. State of Kerala & Others (2009(2) KHC 492). The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. However, it is clarified that if the petitioner has any grievance regarding the station to which he has been posted, it will be open to him to move the Government and the Government shall, in the event of such a representation being filed, consider the same and pass orders thereon within three months from the date of receipt of such representation. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. mn.