IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2011 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 6282 of 2011(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ARUN VARGHESE, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.LATE VARGHESE, ASST.MANAGER (I.A.W.F.), KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION IDUKKI DISTRICT, RESIDING AT VAZHAKEERICKAL HOUSE, MELUKAVU P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.AJEESH S.BRITE SMT.DHRISYA MOHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED, MAVELI BHAVAN, MAVELI ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, KOCHI-682020. 3. ADDITIONAL GENERAL MANAGER (P&A), KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED, MAVELI BHAVAN, MAVELI ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, KOCHI-682020. 4. THE MANAGER (I.A.W.), KERALA STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED, MAVELI BHAVAN, MAVELI ROAD, GANDHI NAGAR, KOCHI-682020. R1 BY G.P.SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH. ADV. SMT.MOLLY JACOB,SC,SUPPLYCO FOR R2 TO4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6282 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of May, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an Assistant Manager in the Internal Audit Wing of the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation. He was formerly working at Idukki District. In exigencies of service he was transferred to Chalakudy depot. That transfer was challenged by the petitioner by filing W.P.(C)No.3115/2011. Pursuant to directions in the judgment in the said writ petition, the respondents considered the case of the petitioner and taking into consideration the fact that his brother has to undergo treatment at Pala, he was given a transfer to Kanjirappally in Kottayam District. Aggrieved by that posting also, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. I am not inclined to interfere with the transfer given to the petitioner now. Taking into account the circumstances pointed out by the petitioner, the petitioner has been given a posting at Kanjirappally. The transfer is an incidence of service. A Government servant cannot always hope to be posted near his W.P.(C)No.6282/11 2 house. Unless the petitioner shows malafides in the transfer, the petitioner cannot succeed in the challenge against the transfer. In the above circumstances, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and accordingly, the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.6282/11 3