IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2011 / 28TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21376 of 2011(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ARAVIND S.G., S/O.SREEDHARAN NAIR, LAKSHMI VIHAR, MANNAM NAGAR, THIRUVALLAM P.O., TRIVANDRUM-695027. 2. ARUNKUMAR.K., S/O.M.KRISHNAN ACHARI, ANNAPOORNA, T.C.2/19(3), BRIDGE LANE, ULLOOR, C.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. PRADEEP R.S., S/O.I.RUSSEL, R.S.SADANAM, KAKKAMOOLA, KALLIYOOR P.O., TRIVANDRUM-695 042. BY ADV. SRI.SHIRAZ ABDULLA SRI.JOJO PAPPACHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, (HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUDHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL DIVISION OFFICE-TIRURANGADY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 306. 3. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION-TIRUR WEST, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 101. 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL SECTION-VALLIKUNNU, NAGAROM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 552. BY ADV. SRI.K.S. ANIL, STANDING COUNSEL, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 21376 of 2011(V) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE TRASFER ORDER DT.11.7.2011 EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.14.7.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.15.7.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.14.7.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER RESPONDNETS' EXHIBITS: NIL TRUE COPY P.A TO JUDGE jma C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 21376 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are working as Cashiers in different Electrical sections under the Kerala State Electricity Board. They were given transfer and posting as per Ext.P1 order dated 11.7.2011. The grievance of the petitioners is that even after ordering transfer and posting they were not being relieved to enable them to join their transferred places. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and also the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. The learned Standing Counsel brought to my notice note 3 under Ext.P1. It reads thus:- “Transferees may be relieved without affecting cash collection” It is stated by the learned Standing Counsel that there is dearth of cashiers in Electrical section under the first respondent and appropriate steps have already been effected to appoint cashiers under the Board and as and when such regular hands are available the transferees would be relieved in terms of Ext.P1. They sought four months' time for WPC.No.21376/2011 : 2 : implementing Ext.P1. 3. True that the petitioners were transferred as per Ext.P1. However, in Ext.P1 itself, it was made clear that the transferees would be relieved only without affecting cash collection. Non-availability of substitutes is now assigned as a reason for non-relieving of the petitioners. Taking into account the fact that there is dearth of cashiers under the first respondent and in view of note 3 in Ext.P1, petitioners cannot insist that they should be relieved forthwith, disregarding its impact on cash collection. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of in terms of the submission made on behalf of the respondents, with a direction to the respondents to take appropriate action to relieve the petitioners at the earliest, at any rate, within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge