IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25251 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. JAYACHANDRAN S., AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. SASIDHARAN PILLAI, PANOORAYYATHU HOUSE, INCHAKKAD, KAKKAKKUNNU P.O., SOORANAD SOUTH, KOLLAM. (HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (POLITICAL SCIENCE) GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, VECHOOCHIRA COLONY, PATHANAMTHITTA.) 2. D.PRINCE, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. K.DHARMARAJAN, MATTATHUVILAYIL HOUSE, MARUTHOORKULANGARA SOUTH, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM.(HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (POLITICAL SCIENCE), GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PERINGOTTUKURISSI.) BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-600 001. 2. DIRECTOR, HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDING, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-600 001. 3. SREELATHA B.T., LECTURER (POLITICAL SCIENCE), GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KADAMMANITTA, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 649. 4. PRASAD V., LECTURER (POLITICAL SCIENCE), GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, THAZHATHUVADAKARA, KOTTAYAM-686 605. BY G.P.SRI.DILIP MOHAN FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.25251 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 20th August, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are working as Higher Secondary School Teachers. They sought for transfer as per Exts.P1 and P3 respectively. In the said applications they have opted certain schools. Subsequently, Ext.P4 order of transfer was issued. The grievance of the first petitioner is that ignoring his entitlement to get a transfer by virtue of his seniority, he has been denied a transfer to the place of his choice. According to the first petitioner he should have been given transfer by virtue of his seniority to Government Higher Secondary School, Kadammanitta. The grievance of the second petitioner is that despite his entitlement to get a transfer by virtue of his seniority, his case was not even considered and he was not included in Ext.P4 and at the same time, overlooking his seniority, his junior has been given transfer to Government Higher Secondary School, Thazhathuvadakara. After instituting this writ petition, the petitioners have submitted Exts.P9 and P10 representations before the first respondent. In fact, the relevant transfer norms permit the persons aggrieved to approach the Government raising grievances against an order of transfer. In the circumstances, this writ petition is WP(C).No.25251/2010 2 disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider Exts.P9 and P10 representations submitted respectively by the petitioners raising their grievances against Ext.P4 and to pass orders thereon expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS