IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 18TH JULY 2011 / 27TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19463 of 2011(G) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. MURALEEDHARAN P.C., AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.V.V.N.NAMBIAR, GOKULAM, CHOOLUR P.O., CHATHAMANGALAM, KOZHIKKODE. (DISTRICT LOTTERY WELFARE OFFICER, KOZHIKKODE). 2. ABDUL KAREEM, S/O.HANEEFA RAWTHER, AGED 52 YEARS, KALLACHIL HOUSE, PADAPARAYIL, KUTHANNUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. (DISTRICT LOTTERY WELFARE OFFICER, PALAKKAD). BY ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TAXES (H), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN -695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF STATE LOTTERIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. L.G. SURESH BABU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.19463/2011-G: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 11/06/2009 OF THE R.1. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE R.1. DTD. 12/07/2011. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE P.1. DTD. 16/07/2011. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE PROVISIONAL GRADATION LIST OF DISTRICT LOTTERY OFFICERS AS ON 31/05/2008. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 04/03/2011 FILED BY THE P.2. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.19463 of 2011 ---------------------------- Dated 18th July, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioners while working as Assistant District Lottery Officers have been given promotion to the post of District Lottery Welfare Officers and posted respectively at Kannur and Kasaragode as per Ext.P2. It is challenging Ext.P2 to the extent it orders posting at Kannur and Kasaragode that this writ petition has been filed. Evidently, the transfer of the petitioners are necessitated on account of promotion. The petitioners cannot legally claim that even on promotion they should be retained at their present stations. In case the petitioners are aggrieved by Ext.P2 to the extent they are transferred and posted at Kannur and Kasaragode respectively, it will be open to them to approach the Government raising their grievances and seek for appropriate posting. With the said observation, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS