IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2011 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 2141 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- GIRIJA P.V.,W/O.SURAJ KUMAR, PONNANCHERRY HOUSE,KOTTUVALLYKKADU, MOOTHAKUNNAM P.O.,NORTH PARAVOOR ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,PIN-683516 BY ADV. SRI.N.SASIDHARAN UNNITHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHINAGAR, THIRUVANANTHPAURAM-695001 2. THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT SANSKRIT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT 3. GOVERNMETN OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.NISHA BOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2141/2011-P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 30th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is a Higher Secondary School Teacher (Economics) in Government Sanskrit Higher Secondary School, Tripunithura, has approached this Court complaining that the request made by her for a transfer to a convenient station has not been considered. It is submitted that she is a physically handicapped person, as evident from Ext.P1 certificate. Ext.P7 is the representation stated to have been filed by the petitioner. 2. In the interim order dated 21/01/2011, after noticing that Ext.P5 is the provisional list published by the Director of Higher Secondary Education, this Court directed the first respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner before finalising the list. Again when the matter came up for consideration on 30/03/2011, this Court recorded the submission of the learned Government Pleader that the Director of Higher Secondary Education has passed an order dated 22/03/2011 wherein it is stated that the second phase of General Transfer incorporating the application of the petitioner is yet to be done and that the request of the W.P.(C). No.2141/2011 -:2:- petitioner will be considered as per rules while finalising the transfer process of the teachers appointed during the academic year 2010-2011, as per the availability of vacancies in the schools she had opted. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the said process is not complete and, therefore, the petitioner may be allowed to pursue the grievances before the concerned authority in the light of the above submission. Leaving open the remedy of the petitioner to pursue her grievances before the concerned authority, the writ petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE