IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH JANUARY 2009 / 19TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 37244 of 2008(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- C.R.SHANOJ KUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O.LATE C.K.RAJAN, VILLAGE OFFICER, KUMBADAJE, KASARGODE DISTRICT, RESIDING AT 'MANOJ BHAVAN', 17/1636 F, MUNDAMVELY, COCHIN. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.SHAFIK SRI.K.M.ANTHRU SMT.SHAMEENA SALAHUDHEEN SRI.P.C.KUNJAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARGODE DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 37244 of 2009-H - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is seeking for a transfer back to Ernakulam District from Kasaragod District wherein he has been posted based on an order of promotion issued as per Ext.P2. He joined service as Lower Division Clerk after his father died while in service. The benefit of compassionate appointment was given to him. He is the younger son of his father and apart from his mother, no other relations are with him. His elder brother also died while employed in Indian Navy. He was later promoted as Upper Division Clerk and posted at Idukki District. Based on a representation submitted by the mother, the petitioner was posted back in Ernakulam District as per order No.LR(E) 4-222/2001 of the first respondent. As per Ext.P2 order, the petitioner has been promoted as Village Officer temporarily and posted at Kumbadaje, the border village in Karnataka. He joined there on 3.12.2008 pursuant to the order of promotion and he is continuing there. 2. In view of the personal difficulties experienced by the petitioner by being far away from his native place, the petitioner approached the Land Revenue Commissioner by filing Ext.P5 representation. Learned counsel WPC 37244/2008 2 for the petitioner submits that few vacancies will arise in Ernakulam District consequent on promotion of various officers as Deputy Tahsildars. 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Land Revenue Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram to consider sympathetically the representation submitted by the petitioner as Ext.P5 and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Learned counsel produced before me for perusal an order passed by the Land Revenue Commissioner dated 31.12.2008 by which various officers posted in far away places have been brought back to their native places. While considering the representation submitted by the petitioner, this aspect will also be considered by the Land Revenue Commissioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/