IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER 2011 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33485 of 2011(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- ISAC.K., ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REGIONAL AUDIT OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADVS. SRI.S.MUHAMMED HANEEF SRI.R.KRISHNAKUMAR (CHERTHALA) RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VAIDUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 004. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VAIDUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 004. R1 & R2 BY ADV.SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: DG WP(C).No. 33485 of 2011(I) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS : EXT.P-1 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT.20.07.2011 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS - NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE DG K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.33485 of 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of December 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as an Assistant Audit Officer, Kerala State Electricity Board, Regional Audit Office, Alappuzha. He is due to retire from service on attaining superannuation on 30.11.2012. The petitioner has sought a posting to his native place on the eve of his retirement. However, no orders have been passed on his request, so far. The petitioner has filed this writ petition aggrieved by the delay in passing final orders on his request. He complains that he has only eleven more months left to retire. Therefore, he seeks the issue of appropriate directions to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on his request. It is also pointed out that there is a vacancy of Assistant Audit Officer, Electrical Circle Office, Kollam to which the petitioner could be posted. 2. Adv.K.S.Anil who appears for the respondents WPC No.33485 of 2011 2 assures that Ext.P1 request of the petitioner would be considered and appropriate orders passed, without delay. 3. This writ petition is, in these circumstances, disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the request for transfer submitted by the petitioner, evidenced herein by Ext.P1, in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate before filling up the vacancy of Assistant Audit Officer, Electrical Circle Office, Kollam or within a period of two weeks, whichever is earlier. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE true copy css/ P.S.TO JUDGE