IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2010 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37549 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- G.CHANDRA BABU ASARI, AGED 54, S/O.K.GANGADARAN ASARI,ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (ESTABLISHMENT),KERALA STATE FILM DEPARTMENT CORPORATION LTD.VAZHUTHACAUD,TRIVANDRUM -14,RESIDING AT TC 7/972(HOUSE NO.U235) CHERUVALLY LANE, MARUTHUMKUZHY, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHALINGAM, SENIOR ADVOCATE SMT.P.USHAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,T HIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE FILM DEVELOMENT CORPORATION LTD VASHUTHACAUD, TRIVANDRUM - 695014. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH ADV.A.V.SUDHI VASUDEVAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.37549 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 17th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as the Assistant Administrative Officer (Establishment) in the Kerala Film Development Corporation, the Managing Director of which is the 2nd respondent in this writ petition. The petitioner submits that after a long stint of service outside Thiruvananthapuram, the petitioner got a transfer to Thiruvananthapuram during 2009. But, all on a sudden, in the middle of the year, the petitioner has been transferred as the Manager of Kairali Sree Theatre, Thrissur, which, according to the petitioner, is to favour the person appointed in the transferred place, who is much junior to the petitioner. Against such transfer, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 representation, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent and the learned Government Pleader. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the person who has been posted in the petitioner's w.p.c.37549/10 2 place, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge