IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2010 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 16282 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.SIVADASAN, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY, KASARGODU. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CONTROLLER, LEGAL METROLOGY, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT., GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.16282 of 2010 (I) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 27th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Upper Division Clerk in the Legal Metrology Department. He is presently posted at Kasaragod District. His wife is an employee of the Indian Bank and is posted at Ernakulam. According to him, for having contracted inter caste marriage, he is entitled for transfer to a place of his choice and on that basis, he seeks a transfer to Ernakulam district. It is stated that overlooking his claim, certain other persons have been posted. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 before the 1st respondent seeking a transfer to Ernakulam, Trissur, Alappuzha or Kottayam districts. This request is still pending. Therefore, in this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction for expeditious decision on Ext.P5. Having regard to the pendency of Ext.P5, I feel it is only appropriate that the 1st respondent should consider the said representation. This the 1st respondent shall do as expeditiously as WP(C) No.16282/2010 -2- possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg