IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 28TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26658 of 2008(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.K.MADANAMOHANAN, SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT RE-SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENTS(S): ---------------- 1. SURVEY DIRECTOR, O/O.THE DIRECTORATE OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. A.K.BAVA, RE-SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT THODUPUZHA. 4. P.P.VENUGOPALAN RE-SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT, CHERPUR, THRISSUR 5. P.J.SEBASTIAN, RE-SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT, VADAKKANCHERRY, THRISSUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).26658/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 19th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is working as Survey Superintendent in the Re-survey Superintendent's Office, Thrissur. He was apparently posted therein on 30.11.2006. He is a native of Ernakulam district and according to him, he has only two years and nine months in service. He has sought for a posting in his native district. Petitioner points out that the third respondent is far junior to the petitioner, but his request for a posting in Ernakulam district was accepted. In so far as the fourth respondent is concerned, he is also junior to the petitioner and having served in Cherpu for a period of eight months, he has requested for a posting in Ernakulam district and that was also accepted. Fifth respondent, who is junior to the petitioner is from Vadakkancherry and he also got a posting in Ernakulam district, on request. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that in so far as the third respondent is concerned he is senior to the petitioner as a Survey Superintendent W.P.(C).26658/2008 2 and therefore, his claim was considered ahead of the petitioner. As far as the fourth respondent is concerned, though he is junior, his wife's illness was taken note of and therefore, for grave personal reasons, he was given a posting in Ernakulam district. In so far as the fifth respondent is concerned, though the petitioner and the fifth respondent were promoted on the same date, he is due to retire in 2010 and therefore, he was given a posting ahead of the petitioner in Ernakulam district. Learned Government Pleader further submits that the petitioner will be accommodated in the next arising vacancy in Ernakulam district. 3. Submission made by the learned Government Pleader is recorded. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the first respondent to see that the petitioner is given a posting as Survey Superintendent in the next arising vacancy in Ernakulam district. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs