IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2009 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 11426 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.LEELA, W/O.V.BALAN, AGED 54 YEARS SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, KARUVARAKUNDU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (EPB) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS ,TRIVANDRUM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.11426/2009-W ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 7th day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Special Grade Secretary of the Karuvarakundu Grama Panchayat, Malappuram District. She was working in the Kannur District earlier. She was placed under suspension as per Ext.P1 order. Subsequently, she was reinstated as per Ext.P4 order. 2. She is a native from Pappinissery. Presently, the posting is in Karuvarakundu, which is 185 kms from her residential place. She has filed Ext.P6 representation before the first respondent. 3. There will be a direction to the first respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P6 and take appropriate action, especially, in view of the fact that the petitioner is due to retire from service in June 2009. Appropriate orders will be passed within one month from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms