IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 14TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23911 of 2011(L) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. K.SASIKUMAR, SUPERINTENDENT TRIVANDRUM CORPORATION, TRIVANDRUM. 2. S.JAYAKUMAR, SUPERINTENDENT TRIVANDRUM CORPORATION, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PREM SMT.K.P.SANTHI SRI.P.K.NIJOY RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 . 2. DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 3. S.SREEKUMARI ,SUPERINTENDENT VARKALA MUNICIPALITY, VARKALA 695 141. 4. P.SHOBHANAKUMARI, SUPERINTENDENT NEDUMANGAD MUNCIPALITY, NEDUMANGAD 695 541. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23911 of 2011(L) APPENDIX --------------- PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS ----------------------------------- P1: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER E6-5931/11 DT.27.8.11 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P2: TRUE COPY G.O.(Ms) NO.105/2007/LSGD DATED 4.4.07 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL RKC TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = WP(C).No.23911 of 2011-L. = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 5th September, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Superintendents under the Local Self Government Department and they are presently working in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. This writ petition has been filed challenging Ext.P1 order of transfer and seeking for a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to permit the petitioners to continue in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation itself. As per Ext.P1 the first petitioner is transferred and posted to Kollam Corporation and the second petitioner is transferred and posted to Varkala Municipality. The said order of transfer has been issued by the Director of Urban Affairs. Going by the transfer norms, in case a transferee is aggrieved by an order of transfer issued by the Head of the Department he/she can take up the grievances before the Government. In the said circumstances, without going into the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioners in this WP(C).No.23911/2011-L. 2 writ petition, it is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to move the Government raising their claims, contentions and also the grievances against Ext.P1 through appropriate representations. They may do so within ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In case the petitioners prefer representations within the above stipulated time, the first respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of such representations from the petitioners. Needless to say that before passing orders thereon person/persons likely to be affected shall so to be put on notice. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, (Judge) Kvs/-