IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2009 / 13TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27314 of 2009(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- Y.ASOKAN, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, DISTRICT ARMED RESERVE, ALAPPUZHA, RESIDING AT DWARAKA, CHUNAKKARA, CHARUMMOODU, KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA RPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ANIL KUMAR, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, DISTRICT ARMED RESERVE, PALAKKAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SMITHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.27314 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 5th October,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner, an Assistant Commandant in the District Armed Reserve, is aggrieved by Ext.P1 order of transfer which transfers him from his place of posting at Alappuzha to the District Armed Reserve at Palakkad. Ext.P1 shows it as a mutual transfer between the petitioner and the 3rd respondent. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was posted at Alappuzha only in June, 2008. He is residing in Kayamkulam and transfer to Palakkad causes serious prejudice to him. This is especially so since the transfer is effected in the middle of the academic year. In my view, remedy of the petitioner at this juncture is to move the Government for variation of the order of transfer . Petitioner may therefore file a representation before the 1st respondent within two weeks from today and the Government shall consider his grievances and take a decision thereon within four weeks from the date of receipt W.P ( C) No.27314 of 2009 2 of the representation. Government shall consider the contentions of the petitioner including allegations of malafides as such. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.27314 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.27314 of 2009 4