IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 1ST JUNE 2007 / 11TH JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 4010 of 2007(B) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- K.K. SOBHANA KUMARI, SECRETARY (SPECIAL GRADE), RANNI-PAZHAVANGADI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.PURUSHOTHAMA KAIMAL RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT (LAGD), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. *3. RANNI PAZHAVANGADI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT. *ADDL. R3 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 26/03/2007 IN IA NO. 2235/2007 **4. SABU C.G., CHERUTHOTTINGAL, DIST. CHAIRMAN, DALIT ADVASI CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. **ADDL. R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 04/05/2007 IN IA NO. 6025/2007. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB P.ALEX ---R3 SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL --- R4 SRI.S.VENUGOPAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.4010 of 2007-B ---------------------------------------- Dated this the Ist day of June, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was the Secretary of Ranni-Pazhavangadi Grama Panchayat. Some of the members of the Panchayat Committee submitted Ext.P3 representation before the Government, requesting to transfer her. So, this writ petition was filed, seeking a direction to the respondents 1 and 2 not to take any action on Ext.P3. The petitioner also prays that she may be retained in the present Panchayat, till the end of the present academic year 2006-2007. 2. The learned counsel for the additional third respondent submitted that as part of general transfer, the petitioner was transferred on 28-5-2007 to the neighbouring Ranni-Perinadu Grama Panchayat and she has joined duty in the said Panchayat. Her substitute has also taken charge in the Ranni-Pazhavangadi Grama Panchayat. In view of the above position, the writ petition has become infructuous. If the petitioner has got any grievance against the transfer, she will be free to work out her remedy against it. The Writ Petition is closed as infructuous. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. MS