IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2010 / 8TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1598 of 2010(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.K.SIVANANDAN, S/O.K.NARAYANAN NAMBIAR, AGED 55 YEARS, PRINCIPAL, G.V.H.S.SCHOOL(SPORTS), KANNUR. BY ADVS. MR.V.A.MUHAMMED MR.M.SAJJAD RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss S. SIRI JAGAN, J ----------------------- W.P.(C). No.1598 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Principal of G.V.H.S. School (Sports), Kannur. He is due to retire on 31.03.2010. He was placed under suspension by the Director in December, 2009 pending disciplinary proceedings. The petitioner claims that he is innocent of the charges levelled against him. On a representation before the second respondent, the suspension was revoked, but he was posted at Karthikapuram, 75 Kms. away from the present school. The petitioner filed Ext. P4 petition before the Government for cancellation of the transfer. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 representation expeditiously. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition directing the first respondent to W.P.(C). No.1598/2010 2 consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 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. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. sou.