IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 13TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26761 of 2008(J) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- GILDA JAIN.G, OVERSEER GR.III, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, VELLANAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 543. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAGHUNATHAN SRI.V.V.MATHEW SRI.R.SRINATH RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURA-695 001. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 033. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. T.B.REMANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.26761 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 4th day of September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Overseer Gr.III in the Office of the Assistant Engineer, Vellanad Grama Panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram. She seeks a convenient posting to her home station which according to the petitioner, she is entitled to in view of her seniority in service. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, 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 petitioner. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the 1st respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs