IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2010 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15233 of 2010(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ SHAMSUDEEN.T.E, RANGE OFFICER, THATTEKKADU BIRD SANCTUARY WILD LIFE DIVISION, IDUKKI. BY ADV. SRI.N.K.KARNIS RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS(ADMINISTRATION), FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------- W.P.(C) No.15233 OF 2010 --------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ The petitioner is a Forest Range Officer. It is stated by Ext.P1 dated 25.9.2009 that he was transferred from Mullaringad to Thattekkadu, which are closely situated stations. Subsequently, by Ext.P2 dated 13.5.2010, the petitioner is transferred and posted to Kozhikode, which is under challenge. 2. Having regard to the close proximity of the place to which he was posted that there is no substance of the claim of the petitioner that he has already suffered a transfer and hence could not have been transferred by Ext.P2. In any case, the post is a transferable post and no malafidies are made out. Therefore, I do not find any merit in the Writ Petition. Writ Petition is therefore dismissed. 3. However, it is made clear that if the petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P2 it will be open to the petitioner to seek its modification by filing an appropriate application before the W.P.(C) No.15233/2010 2 competent authority, in which event, the same will be dealt with, in accordance with law, without any delay. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) ps