IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH APRIL 2010 / 7TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13191 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NALINAKSHAN NAMBIAR, COMPUTOR GRADE-I, GOVERNMENT PRESS, SHORANUR. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, PRINTING DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER BINDHU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 13191 of 2010 -------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Computor, Grate II in Government Press, Shoranur. He was transferred to Government Press, Shoranur as per Ext.P1 order of transfer dated 23.3.2007. While matters stood thus, the Director of Printing issued Ext.P2 Circular dated 11.1.2010 inviting applications from employees seeking transfer. The petitioner thereupon submitted Ext.P3 representation dated 29.3.2010, contending that in accordance with the guidelines governing transfer of Government servants, only those employees who have completed three years of service in a station as on February of the year concerned are liable to be transferred and that as he has not completed three years of service at Shoranur as on February, 2010, he is not liable to be transfered. In that representation he requested that he may be retained in Government Press, Shoranur. Shortly thereafter, the Director of Printing issued Ext.P4 draft transfer order proposing to transfer the petitioner from Shoranur to Wayanad. This writ petition was thereupon filed on 13.4.2010 challenging Ext.P4 and seeking a W.P.(C).No.13191/2010 2 direction to the Director of Printing to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P3 before finalising the transfer order. 2. When this writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri. Elvin Peter P.J., the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the Director of Printing to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P3 representation while finalising the general transfer for the current year. In the light of the aforesaid submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction that in the event of the petitioner filing an appropriate representation before the respondent within one week from today along with a certified copy of this judgment setting out his grievances, the respondent shall consider the same while finalising the general transfer for the current year. P.N.RAVINDRAN (Judge) vps W.P.(C).No.13191/2010 3 W.P.(C).No.13191/2010 4