IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 3RD ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 28293 of 2007(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.P.SANKARAN,FORESTER, OLAVAKKODE RANGE, PALAKKAD DIVISION,(NOW UNDER ORDERS OF TRANSFER) RESIDING AT MEZHATHUR PARAMBIL VEEDU, MEZHATHUR P.O.,TRITHALA, PALAKKAD-679 534. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH SIVARAMANKUTTY SRI.P.M.BENZIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILD LIFE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS & CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS, EASTERN CIRCLE ARANYA BHAVAN, OLAVAKKODE, PALAKKAD-2. BY ADV. SHRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ----------------------------------- WP(C) No. 28293 of 2007 ------------------------- Dated, this the 25th day of September, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is working as a Forester, was transferred to Olavakkode Range in Palakkad Division in 2004. At the time of exercising options to be considered during the course of general transfer, he made Ext.P1 request for transfer from the present station indicating his places of choice at Silviculture Research Division, Palakkad or Government Timber Sales Division, Palakkad or at Social Forestry Division, Palakkad. According to the petitioner, ignoring Ext.P1 he was transferred to Wild Life Division, Parambikulam. This was objected by the petitioner vide Ext.P3, and now under Ext.P4 the petitioner has been transferred and posted to the Mannarkad Division. 2. I am not going into the merits of Ext.P4 transfer order, which is based on the request made by the petitioner as per Ext.P3, though the places of choice indicated by the petitioner has not been accepted as such. If the petitioner still has a grievance in relation to Ext.P4, he may approach the 2nd respondent by a representation within a period of three weeks, which should be considered and WP(C) No. 28293/2007 -2- disposed of within a period of six weeks thereafter, after hearing the petitioner. 3. While taking a decision on the representation, the 2nd respondent shall keep in mind the guidelines that have been formulated by the Government for regulating the transfer of Government employees, revised from time to time. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI, JUDGE.) jg