IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2129 of 2009(C) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- C.APPUKUTTY, SENIOR LECTURER, DISTRICT INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION & TRAINING (DIET), MAYAPPADY, KASARAGOD, RESIDING AT CHEMBANPADATH HOUSE, KARAKURUSSI (P.O), MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA - REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, DISTRICT INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION & TRAINING (DIET), ANAKKARA, PALAKKAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. A.J. VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 2129 of 2009-C - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Senior Lecturer in District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) at Mayappadi, Kasaragod District. He is seeking for a direction to the respondents to transfer and post him in Palakkad District. The petitioner is due to retire on 30.6.2009. Pointing out the grievances and about the existence of vacancy, he has preferred Ext.P7 before the Government. 2. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Secretary, General Education Department, Government of Kerala, to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/