IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2010 / 16TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20662 of 2010(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- KOCHUTHOMMAN THOMAS,S/O.C.JACOB THOMAS, AGED 50,HEAD OF SECTION-CIVIL ENGINEERING,GOVT. POLYTECHNIC,PALAKKAD,PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT KOIPURATHU HOUSE,AYTHALA POST, RANNI, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.C.ELDHO RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION,PADMAN VILASAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. DILIP MOHAN FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20662 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Head of Section, Civil Engineering at Government Polytechnic, Palakkad. He is a native of Pathanamthitta district. The request of the petitioner for a transfer to a nearby place to his native place was considered favourably by the respondents and ultimately they have issued Ext.P10 dated 20.4.2010. As per Ext.P10, it is proposed to transfer the petitioner from Government Polytechnic, Palakkad to Government Polytechnic, Muttom in Idukki district. It is aggrieved by the delay in implementation of the decision taken in Ext.P10 that this writ petition has been filed by the petitioner. 2. Evidently, it was proposed to transfer the petitioner from Government Polytechnic, Palakkad to Government Polytechnic, Muttom in Idukki district as per Ext.P10. However, it is evident from Ext.P10 itself that after taking such a decision the second respondent had called for objections against such proposal pertaining to the petitioner and the others included in Ext.P10. The date fixed for submitting such objections/complaints was 30.4.2010. WPC No.20662/2010 2 3. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submitted that against the said proposal in Ext.P10 pertaining to the petitioner, the second respondent has received several complaints before 30.4.2010. A final decision with respect to the proposal made as per Ext.P10 could be taken only after considering such complaints. Taking into account the aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to finalise the proposal in Ext.P10, after looking into the complaints received against the said proposal to the extent it relates to the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. C.T.RAVIKUMAR (JUDGE) vps WPC No.20662/2010 3 WPC No.20662/2010 4