IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 21084 of 2010(I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- NIZAM. M., AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.MOHAMMED KUNJU, NOW WORKING AS VILLAGE OFFICER, CLAPPANA, RESIDING AT PUTHUVEETIL, VENGA PO., SASTHANCOTTA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.HARISH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 3. THE TAHASILDAR, KARUNAGAPPALLY TALUK, KARUNAGAPPALLY, 4. BINOY BABU, VILLAGE OFFICER, OACHIRA, OACHIRA PO, KARUNAGAPPALLY TALUK, KOLLAM-690 526. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.NANDAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/09/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 21084/2010-I APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDING DATED 17/06/2010 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REQUEST MADE BY THE PETITIONER DATED 17/05/2010. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE PROCEEDING DATED 17/05/2010 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs. S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 21084 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Village Officer. The petitioner got a transfer to Oachira Village Office on request, by Ext.P3 order dated 17.5.2010. But within one month, by Ext.P1 order dated 17.6.2010, he has been again transferred to Clappana. Petitioner is challenging that transfer. According to the petitioner such transfer is on extraneous considerations. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. The distance between Oachira and Clappana is less than 5 Kilometres. That being so, I am not inclined to exercise my discretionary jurisdiction in favour of petitioner to interfere with said transfer. Accordingly this writ petition is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE mns