IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2010 / 25TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 838 of 2010(D) PETITIONER(S) : 1. A.SHUMNAD, TRADE INSTUCTOR (ELECTRONICS), GOVT.TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, MULANTHURUTHY, MULANTHURUTHY P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. SHERIN.I.L, TRADE INSTRUCTOR (ELECTRONICS), GOVT.POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, VECHOOCHIRA, VECHOOCHIRA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. BYJUKUMAR.K., TRADE INSTRUCTOR (ELECTRONICS), GOVT.POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, MEPPADY, MEPPADY P.O., KALPETTA-VIA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA SRI.T.K.BIJU RESPONDENT(S ): 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. M.S.PRADEEP KUMAR, TRADE INSTRUCTOR (ELECTRONICS), G.C.E. BARTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SUDHAKUMARI.J, TRADE INSTRUCTOR (ELECTRONICS), COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. JOSEPH NIXON, TRADE INSTRUCTOR (ELECTRONICS), COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T.T. MAHAMOOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 838 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 15th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioners, who are employees of the Technical Education Department of the Government of Kerala, aspire for transfer. According to them, they have much longer outstation work than respondents 3 to 5 and therefore have a better right for transfer to their home district, namely, Thiruvananthapuram. But, by Ext. P12, respondents 3 to 5 have been granted transfer to Thiruvananthapuram. Against the same, the petitioners have filed Exts.P16, P17 and P18 representations before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P16, P17 and P18 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as respondents 3 to 5. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.