IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2011 / 23RD POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1143 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JOHN M., UPSA, GOVERNMENT VHSS, KULAKKADA, KOTTARAKKARA EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT, KOLLAM DISTRICT, RESIDING AT PEACE COTTAGE, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.SYAM J SAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOLLAM. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT VHSS, KULAKKADA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. HARIKUMAR, UPSA, GOVERNMENT VHSS, KULAKKADA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY G.P. SMT. NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 1143 of 2011-P - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of January, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as UPSA in Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kulakkada, Kollam District. He is transferred to GLPS, Cherupoika as per Ext.P1. It was due to division fall in the school at Kulakkada. According to the petitioner, he is the seniormost teacher in GVHSS, Kulakkada and the fourth respondent is the juniormost UPSA in the said school. The allegation in the writ petition is that only to save the fourth respondent, the petitioner has been transferred, violating the norms and rules in the matter. Seeking for retention in terms of his seniority and challenging the order of transfer, the petitioner has approached the Director of Public Instruction, as per Ext.P4 representation. The endorsement in Ext.P4 shows that the Principal has forwarded the same to the Director of Public Instruction. 2. Heard learned Govt. Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision on Ext.P4 representation after hearing the petitioner and the fourth respondent, expeditiously, at any rate within a period of three weeks from the date of wpc 1143/2011 2 receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No cots. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/