IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2010 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 37288 of 2009(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. PETER MANUAL RAJ, S/O.HIRUDAYA CRUG, AGED 42 YEARS, FIRE MAN, DRIVER NO.1540, FIRE AND RESCUE STATION, KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD. 2. S.SAJEEV, S/O.SUKUMARAN V., AGED 31, FIRE MAN, DRIVER NO.9648, FIRE AND RESCUE STATION, KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD. 3. K.SURESH KUMAR, S/O. N.KRISHNAN, AGED 30 YEARS, FIRE MAN, DRIVER NO.9609, FIRE AND RESCUE STATION, KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.JAMES ABRAHAM(VILAYAKATTU) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, MEENCHANDA, KOZHIKODE -18. 2. ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, FIRE AND RESCUE STATION, PALAGHAT. 3. SHAJU P., FIRE MAN NO.4611, FIRE AND RESCUE SATION, KANJIKODE. ADDL.R4.COMMANDANT GENERAL, FIRE AND RESCUR SERVICE, FIRE AND RESCUE COMPLEX, CHENKAL CHOOLA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (ADDITIONAL R4 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 12.3.2010 IN I.A. NO.3580 OF 2010) BY GOVT. PLADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH -R1 AND R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 37288 OF 2009 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners who are working as Firemen at Kanjikode Fire and Rescue Station filed this Writ Petition challenging Ext.P1 order by which they were transferred to Payyannur, Kasargode and Ponnani respectively. Ext.P1 order would reveal that the petitioners as well as the third respondent, who was also working at Kanjikode Fire and Rescue Station, were transferred on account of an incident which took place on 31.8.2009. Disciplinary proceedings have been contemplated against the petitioners and the third respondent in connection with the said untoward incident. During the pendency of this Writ Petition, the petitioners filed Ext.P4 series of representations dated 21.12.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioners limited the prayer for a direction to the competent authority to consider and pass orders on the said representations. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the contentions, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the W.P.(C) NO. 37288/2009 2 additional 4th respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 series of representations submitted by the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. While considering the said representations, the additional 4th respondent shall look into the documents produced by the petitioners as Exts.P2 and P3. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) sp/ W.P.(C) NO. 37288/2009 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C) NO.37288/2009 JUDGMENT 12th March, 2010