IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 1ST AUGUST 2011 / 10TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 19693 of 2011(J) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ REGY JOHNSON, WIFE OF MATHEWS PLAMOOTTIL, AGED 31, NON VOCATIONAL TEACHER IN BIOLOGY (JR) GOVT.V.H.S.S., THIDANADU, KOTTAYAM RESIDING AT PLAMOOTTILHOUSE, MAVELIKARA, ALAPPUZHA DIST. PIN-690 107. BY ADV. SMT.REKHA VASUDEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION (SPECIAL CELL), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, THE DIRECTORATE OF VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 3. THE PRINCIPAL, GOVT. G.H.S.S. THIDANADU, KOTTAYAM DIST-686 601. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.V.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.19693/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.E4/687/07 DATED 26/5/07 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P2 COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER DATED 5/2/10 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. P3 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11/2/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4 COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 23/4/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P5 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11/6/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P6 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 31/7/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P7 COPY OF THE FORWARDING LETTER OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P8 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 4/3/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P9 COPY OF THE G.O.(P)NO.77/2010/GEN.EDN DATED 22/5/2010 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P10 COPY OF THE G.O.(P)NO.12/04 DATED 10/9/2004. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.19693 of 2011-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of August, 2011. JUDGMENT The grievance raised by the petitioner herein is that in spite of repeated representations, the petitioner is not given a favourable transfer to any of her choice schools. 2. The petitioner is now working as Non vocational Teacher in Biology (Junior) in Govt. V.H.S.S., Thidanadu. The petitioner's family is settled in Mavelikkara. It is pointed out that as she is now working in Thidanadu which is far away from her home station, the same is causing several inconveniences to her. It is in these circumstances, the petitioner has been submitting repeated representations from the year 2009-2010 onwards, for a transfer to any of the choice schools. Ext.P2 is the application for transfer submitted by the petitioner and Exts.P3 and P4 are the representations submitted by her before the second respondent. By Ext.P5 representation dated 11.6.2010 the petitioner sought for a transfer to any of the schools pointed out therein. The same also did not yield any result. The forwarding letter of the same by the third respondent to the wpc 19693/2011 2 second respondent is also produced as Ext.P7. 3. It is in these circumstances the petitioner has sought for various reliefs in this writ petition. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that every time the petitioner is given an answer that there is no general transfer in Vocational Higher Secondary Schools and only when vacancy arises due to retirement, the representation can be considered. 4. Learned Govt. Pleader, on getting instructions, submitted that last year there was a vacancy in V.H.S.S., Karunagappally, but the claim of the wife of a Jawan had to be considered and therefore the petitioner's application could not be considered. 5. With regard to the question whether general transfer orders are liable to be issued in the Vocational Higher Secondary Schools in terms of guidelines, it is submitted by the learned Govt. Pleader that even though in the previous years, the same has not been implemented, from the academic year 2010-2011 onwards a decision has been taken to have general transfer. Procedure also will be prescribed for the same. It is therefore submitted that the petitioner can submit the application as and when applications are invited for general transfer. Recording the same, the writ petition is closed. wpc 19693/2011 3 It is open to the petitioner to submit application at the time of issuance of notification for general transfer. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/