IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2011 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28224 of 2011(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- JOSE P., S/O. PAPPACHAN, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT GRADE II, KRISHI BAVAN, ELANTHOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN SRI.R.REJI SMT.THARA THAMBAN SRI.B.BIPIN SMT.REVATHY P.NAIR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 645. 4. THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KOLLAM DISTRICT - 691 001. R1 TO R4 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. LIJU STEPHEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 28224 of 2011(C) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION TO THE DIRECTOR ON 2.6.2011. EXT.P1(a) : COPY OF THE LETTER NO. E(1) 1147/11 DATED 7.6.2011. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29.6.2011. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE LETTER NO. E(1) 1147/11 DATED 10.6.2011. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DT. 22.7.2010. EXT.P4(a) : COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DT. 31.7.2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 28224 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th October, 2011. JUDGMENT The complaint of the petitioner herein is regarding non- consideration of a request for transfer submitted by him. According to the petitioner, he is a native of Kollam district. He has suffered numerous transfers outside his native station. At present he is posted at Krishi Bhavan, Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta district. His request for a transfer to Kollam is pending consideration of the second respondent. He seeks the issue of appropriate directions for consideration of the said request. According to the counsel for the petitioner there are as many as 13 vacancies available at Kollam district, to one of which he could be posted. 2. I have heard the learned Govt. Pleader also. In view of the limited relief that is claimed by the petitioner, this writ petition itself can be disposed of directing consideration of his request. 3. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the request of the petitioner contained in Exts.P1 and P2 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any WPC 28224/2011 2 rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj P.S.to Judge