IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2009 / 1ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 18228 of 2009(W) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- DR.ARUNKUMAR.A., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF OPTHALMOLOGY, MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE. BY MR.M.V.AMARESAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DR.DILEEPKUMAR K.V., ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MEDICAL COLLEGE, THRISSUR. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.18228 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Opthalmology, Medical College, Kozhikode. Exhibit P1 is the draft list published by the 1st respondent relating to the General Transfer in respect of the year 2009. The petitioner has not applied for any transfer. 2. It is pointed out by the petitioner that the 3rd respondent is proposed to be transferred to Kozhikode in consequence of which the petitioner is proposed to be transferred to Medical College, Thrissur. According to the petitioner, the 3rd respondent Dr.Dileepkumar is not having any entitlement to be transferred to Kozhikode as proposed. Accordingly, the petitioner has submitted Exhibit P2 before the 1st respondent. The main prayer sought for in the writ petition is that before finalizing the draft list, the objections raised by the petitioner in Exhibit P2 may be considered. W.P.(C) No.18228/2009 2 At this stage, this Court may not be justified in considering anything on the merits of the matter since final order is yet to be passed. In view of the averments contained in the writ petition, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider Exhibit P2 objection submitted by the petitioner in regard to Exhibit P1 draft proposal for General Transfer 2009 before finalising the same. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition before the 1st respondent for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp