IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2011 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 15480 of 2011(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.K.GANGADHARAN,HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT (PS), GHSS PADIYOOR, P.O PADIYOOR,KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 703. BY ADV. SRI.POOVAMULLE PARAMBIL ABDULKAREEM. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KANNUR 670 703. 3. HEADMASTER, GHSS PADIYOOR,P.O PADIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 703. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.15480/2011-H: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 26/05/2011 ISSUED BY THE R.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE TREATMENT NOTE DTD. 04/06/2011 ISSUED BY THE DOCTOR. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE REQUEST DTD. 04/06/2011 SUBMITTED TO THE R.2. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE APPEAL DTD. 06/06/2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 15480 of 2011-H - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of June, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the order Ext.P1 by which he has been transferred to G.H.S.S., Aralam as Assistant in charge. It is submitted by the petitioner that he was transferred to the present school only in June 2010 and he has got only less than one year service in that school at the time of passing Ext.P1 order. It is pointed out that the present arrangement has created great hardship to him and he is going to retire from service on 31.3.2015. It is also his case that he is not eligible for promotion to the post of Headmaster/Assistant Educational Officer according to seniority. 2. The petitioner's application for general transfer was for a posting in GHSS, Chavassery, which is near to his house and it is stated in para 7 of the writ petition that a teacher working as H.S.A. (P.S.) in the said school is willing to be transferred to GHSS, Padiyoor as per request. 3. Ext.P3 is the representation submitted by the petitioner before the Director to relieve him from the arrangement now envisaged as per Ext.P1, posting him to GHSS, Aralam. wpc 15480/2011 2 4. Learned Govt. Pleader submitted that when the petitioner was posted to GHSS, Aralam, the application for general transfer was not brought to the notice of the authorities and they were not aware about it. It is therefore, submitted that Ext.P3 can be considered and appropriate orders will be passed. 5. Therefore, there will be a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P3 application and pass appropriate orders within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the second respondent for compliance. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/