IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 21ST NOVEMBER 2008 / 30TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 34358 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.M.JOSEPH, AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.P.J.MAMMAN, RESIDING AT PUTHANPURAKKAL, PATHIPPALLY.P.O, MOOLAMATTOM VIA, IDUKKI DIST, WORKING AS CASHIER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, K.S.E.B, THOTTILPALAM, KAVILUMPARA.P.O, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHOSH G. PRABHU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------ 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDHYUDHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, T THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM),K.S.E.BOARD, VAIDHYUDHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, K.S.E.BOARD, NADAPARAM. BY ADV.SRI.K.S.ANIL SC-KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ====================================== W.P.(C)No.34358 of 2008 ====================================== Dated this the 21st day of November 2008 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.Santhosh G.Prabhu, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.K.S.Anil, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board. 2. The petitioner, who is presently working as Cashier in the Electrical Section at Thottilpalam in Kozhikode District stands transferred to Electrical Circle, Thodupuzha by Ext.P1 order of transfer passed on 10.4.2008. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though more than seven months have passed after the order of transfer was issued, he has not been relieved. In this writ petition, the petitioner prays for a direction to the respondents to forthwith relieve him from his present station. 2. Sri.K.S.Anil, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board submits that there is acute shortage of Cashiers in the Board and that 399 vacancies of Cashiers have been reported to the Kerala Public Service Commission for appointment. The learned standing counsel submits that the ranked list of Cashiers is being finalised and will be published shortly and that as and when the candidates are advised by the Kerala Public Service Commission, appointments will be made and thereupon the petitioner will be relieved. The learned standing counsel further submits that the said process would take at least W.P.(C)No.34358/2008 2 four months. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that the petitioner is not being relieved for want of a substitute, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to ensure that the petitioner is relieved from his present station within four months from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE css/