IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2007 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 36261 of 2007(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.SANTHOSH KUMAR, S/O. CHANDRAPRABHU, AGED 46 YEARS, POORAM S.M.R.A. 251, MANVILA, KULATHOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 583, WORKING AS ROLLER DRIVER, ROADS SECTION, THALAYOLAPARAMBU, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.PUSHPARAJAN SRI.RAJA. P.R.S. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, P.W.D. ROADS SECTION, THALAYOLAPARAMBU, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, P.W.D. ROADS SECTION, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY G.P.SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.C.NO.36261 OF 2007-P ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 7th day of December, 2007. JUDGMENT By Ext.P1 order, the petitioner has been transferred from the Road Section in Thalayolapparambu and posted in the Road Section at Neyyattinkara. According to him, in spite of Ext.P1 order, the 3rd respondent has not relieved the petitioner from his office at Thalayolapparambu. 2. After hearing the learned Government Pleader also, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to relieve the petitioner for the purpose of enabling him to join at Neyyattinkara as per Ext.P1 order at the earliest and at any rate within one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that as long as Ext.P1 is in force, the petitioner shall be entitled to join at Neyyattinkara and no other person shall be posted against the said vacancy in the place of the petitioner for the only reason that there is delay in relieving the petitioner from Thalayolaparambu. V. GIRI, JUDGE. cl . 2 cl . 3