IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2010 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35074 of 2010(H) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- V.A.KUMARAN, AGED 46 YEARS, REVENUE INSPECTOR, PARUR MUNICIPALITY,N.PARUR. BY ADV. SRI.E.D.GEORGE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, TRIVANDRUM, PIN – 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, TRIVANDRUM, PIN – 695 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR, URBAN AFFAIRS, TRIVANDRUM – 695 001. 4. SECRETARY, COCHIN CORPORATION, ERNAKULAM, PIN – 682 011. 5. SECRETARY, N.PARUR MUNICIPALITY, N.PARUR, PIN – 683 513. R4 BY SRI. S. RAMESH BABU, S.C, COCHIN CORPORATION, R5 BY SRI. T.A. SHAJI, S.C, PARUR MUNICIPALITY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 35074 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Revenue Inspector/Head Clerk in the office of the 4th respondent. He claims to be a member of a scheduled caste, who has entered into an inter-caste marriage. His wife is working in the Corporation of Cochin and he is residing along with his wife in the quarters provided by the Corporation to his wife. According to the petitioner, as per Ext.P5 Government order, he is entitled to a posting at Cochin. But he has now been transferred to North Paravur. Against such transfer, the petitioner has filed Ext.P7 representation before the 3rd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible. I have heard the learned Government Pleader as well as the standing counsel for the 4th respondent. Having W.P.(C)No. 35074 of 2010 -2- heard the counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader and the counsel for the 4th respondent, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE The 3rd sentence of the judgment dated 23/11/2010 in WP (C) 35074/2010 is substituted as “His wife is working in Survey Department, Collectorate, Kakkanad and he is residing along with his wife in the quarters provided by the Corporation to him” vide order dated 13/12/2010 in I.A. 16937/2010 in WP (C) 35074/2010. sd/- Registrar (Judicial) shg/