IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 10TH MAY 2011 / 20TH VAISAKHA 1933 WP(C).No. 12927 of 2011(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- C.BABY, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, N.H.SECTION, PWD, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.SUDHEESHKAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD NH SUB DIVISION, KOTTARAKKARA-691 506. 3. SMT. AMBIKA V., ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BRIDGES DIVISION, KOTTARAKKARA-691 506. BY ADV. C. SANDESH RAJA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jma C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 12927 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is an Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P2 order of transfer. The further prayer is for issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the first respondent to allow the petitioner to continue in the present station viz., in NH section, Kottarakkara. The contention of the petitioner is that within a short span of eight days since the issuance of Ext.P3 order of transfer, the 3rd respondent was again given a favourable transfer as per Ext.P2 order. The said order is vitiated by malafides, it is submitted. At the first blush, it would appear to be highly illegal and arbitrary. A scanning of Ext.P2 would reveal that the transfer and posting of the petitioner ordered as per Ext.P2 is only from NH Section, Kottarakara to Bridges Section, Kottarakara. In other words, evidently, the posting is within the same station, but under different sections. The vague allegations of malafides made in the writ petition are insufficient to interfere with Ext.P2 in WPC.12927/2011 : 2 : the said circumstances. There is no merit in this writ petition and accordingly, it is dismissed. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge