IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 21ST MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2546 of 2011(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- MAYA. N., HSST BOTANY (SR.) GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, PERINGOTTUKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN, SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 2546 Of 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 10th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner approached this Court seeking for a direction to consider her request for transfer to any of the schools in Ernakulam District. 2. The petitioner was initially appointed as Higher Secondary School Teacher(Botany) in the Government High School, Vettilappara in Thrissur District on 4.12.2006. When the post of Principal was filled up in March, 2010, the petitioner was retrenched and transferred to the Government High School, Peringottukara in Thrissur District and she joined duty on 5.5.2010. 3. The petitioner is a native of Ernakulam District and settled in Tripunithura. The petitioner sought for a transfer back to Ernakulam District on compassionate grounds. Her aged parents, school going child and her husband are settled in Tripunithura and he is working in a private firm in Ernakulam District. Exhibit P1 is the representation filed by the petitioner showing the choice of the schools. W.P.(C)No.2546/11 -2- 4. Exhibit P2 is the relevant page of the list showing the names of teachers transferred. The petitioner is again posted to Vettilappara as per Exhibit P3. In the circumstances, the petitioner filed Exhibit P4 application seeking for a transfer to any of the schools in Ernakulam District as well as in Chalakudy. 5. The learned Government Pleader on getting instructions submitted that at present there are no vacancies in Ernakulam District and nobody has been given a posting in Ernakulam District also. 6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had been working in Vettilappara for a number of years and her request had to be considered at least on compassionate grounds. 7. It is open to the 2nd respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner as evident from Exhibits P1 and P5, as and when vacancies arise in Ernakulam District. The Writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn