IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 4TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 28599 of 2007(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. N.T.ANNAMMA, SPINNING INSTRUCTOR, DISTRICT KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES OFFICE, THRISSUR. 2. V.K.ELSY, WEAVING INSTRUCTOR, DISTRICT KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES OFFICE, THRISSUR. 3. V.RATNAKUMARI, SPINNING INSTRUCTOR, DISTRICT KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES OFFICE, THRISSUR. 4. M.L.JESSY, SPINNING INSTRUCTOR, DISTRICT KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES OFFICE, THRISSUR. 5. P.K.OMANA, WEAVING INSTRUCTOR, DISTRICT KHADI & VILLAGE INDUSTRIES OFFICE, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN SMT.PREETHI KESAVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. PROJECT OFFICER, KERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD, PALACE ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SC SRI.HARISH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 28599 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of September, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioners, who are Last Grade Servants in the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board, are aggrieved by Ext.P3 order of transfer on the ground that they, who were stationed at Thrissur District, have been given a posting in Palakkad at Malappuram District. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per Ext.P2 transfer norms, last grade servants are, as far as possible, to be accommodated in the native district itself . Apparently, this has been violated in Ext.P3 order of transfer. 2. I am not inclined to consider the contentions as regards the propriety of Ext.P3 order of transfer, at this stage, for the reason that the petitioners have a remedy in terms of Clause-21 in Ext.P2, firstly by moving the Secretary of the first respondent with a complaint as regards the order of transfer, thereafter by means of an appeal before the Board Chairman. 3. After having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as also the learned Standing Counsel for the Khadi and Village Industries W.P.(C)NO.28599/2007 : 2: Board Mr.Harish, the writ petition is disposed of with the following terms:- i) The petitioners may prefer the objection, as regards Ext.P3 order of transfer, before the Secretary of the Khadi and Village Industries Board within a period of two weeks from today. If such objections are filed, the Secretary shall look into the same, keeping in mind the norms of Ext.P2 as also administrative exigencies and take appropriate decision, in that regard, within a period of three weeks thereafter. ii) The petitioners shall be heard before a decision is taken in that regard. V.GIRI, JUDGE css/ W.P.(C)NO.28599/2007 : 2: