IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2008 / 21ST POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 28133 of 2000(Y) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.VALSALA, LOWER DIVISION CLERK, OFFICE OF THE ASST. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. SPECIAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, AGRICULTURE (ESTT.A) DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON C.M.P.NO.47332/2000 IN O.P.NO.28133/2000 DISMISSED. 11-1-2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 2-7-1999 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE SECRETARY TO GOVT. AGRICULTURE DEPT. TRIVANDRUM EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION DT. 1-11-1999 ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL SECRETARY TO GOVT. AGRICULTURE (ESTT.A) DEPT., TRIVANDRUM TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION DT. 11-11-99 ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, TRIVANDRUM TO THE PETITIONER THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURE OFFICER, PALAKKAD / TRUE COPY / P.S. to JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- O.P. No. 28133 of 2000 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner seeks a direction to count his Headquarters service for the purpose of seniority. It is seen that the transfer from Headquarters is by way of inter-departmental transfer and not intra-unit transfer. The benefit of counting Headquarters service for the purpose of seniority can be given only if it is an intra-unit transfer and not in the case of inter-departmental transfer. Therefore, there is no merit in the writ petition. It is dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- O.P.No.28133 of 2000 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 11th January, 2008