IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 29TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24962 of 2011(U) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ VASANTHA.A., NOW WORKING AS EXTENSION OFFICER (WOMEN'S WING), BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, CHOVALLOOR, KANIPAYYOOR P.O., TRICHUR DISTRICT, PIN: 680 507. BY ADV. SRI.BLAZE K.JOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN- 695 001. 2. LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERATE OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, LMS COMPOUND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN- 695 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.24962/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE GO(MS)NO.54/2008 DATED 3/3/2008. P2 COPY OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE P3 COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR GENERAL TRANSFER DURING THE YEAR 2010. P4 COPY OF THE DRAFT LIST PUBLISHED ON 10/5/2011 P5 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 27/7/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 24962 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th September, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as an Extension Officer (Women's Wing), Block Development Office, Chovallor, Trichur District. According to the petitioner, she has been working at various places outside her home district during the past many years. The petitioner has only seven months more to retire from service. The petitioner has therefore sought a posting to Malappuram district. She has also indicated her choice of preference. Ext.P3 is the application submitted by the petitioner. However, she complains that no orders have been passed thereon yet. Though in Ext.P4 she was included for being transferred to Tirurangadi the same was not granted. In the above circumstances petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 representation making a fresh request for a transfer to Tirurangadi block. She prays for issue of appropriate directions to consider her request expeditiously. 2. Heard the learned Govt. Pleader also. 3. In view of the limited relief claimed, this writ petition itself can be disposed of. WPC 24962/2011 2 4. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the request of the petitioner contained in Ext.P5 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 24962/2011 3