IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2009 / 14TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 21948 of 2009(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.MURALEEDHARAN, WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR (ELECTRICAL), GOVT.POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE,PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.AJITH NARAYANAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT.SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. MR.E.C.KISHORE KUMAR, WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR (ELECTRICAL), KERALA GOVT.POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE,KOZHIKODE. R1 & R2 BY G.P. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.21948 of 2009-K - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of August, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein has highlighted the difficulties experienced by him by the order of transfer, by which he has been transferred from the Kerala Govt. Polytechnic College, Kozhikode to the Government Polytechnic College, Perinthalmanna as per Ext.P4 order dated 1.7.2009. The petitioner started his tenure in the Technical Education Department as Workshop Attender on 11.6.1984. The details narrated by the petitioner in para 3 of the writ petition show that from 11.6.1984 till 3.12.2007 he had to undergo 10 frequent transfers. The petitioner is a Scheduled Caste. His wife is a Bank employee in Calicut. The petitioner has not even completed two years at Calicut and therefore was of the bonafide belief that he will not be transferred this year. His two daughters are students and the general norms of transfer, according to the petitioner, provides a preferential claim for SC/ST employees also. Detailing his grievances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the first respondent. There will be a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P5 and pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt 21948/2009 2 of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner and the third respondent who has been presently transferred to the place where the petitioner had been working. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/