IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2010 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15197 of 2010(Y) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- MOHANDAS.T.K., S/O.KRISHNAN, FOOD INSPECTOR, KUNNAMKULAM MUNICIPALITY THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN, SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA, SMT.D.S.THUSHARA. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------- W.P.(C) No.15197 OF 2010 --------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ It is complained that petitioner's claim for a transfer has not been considered. According to the petitioner, he was working as a Junior Health Inspector Grade-II in the Municipal Common Service and that in 2005 he was promoted as Food Inspector. According to the petitioner, since 2005 he has been working in Kunnamkulam Municipality and therefore, in terms of Ext.P5 guidelines, he is entitled to get transfer. For this purpose, he has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 2nd respondent and seeks a direction for its consideration. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed anything on the merit of the claim raised by the petitioner and that if any order W.P.(C) No.15197/2010 2 on the representation is likely to affect any other employee, the same shall be passed only with notice to such employee. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this Writ Petition before the 2nd respondent for compliance. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) ps