IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 14TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 25300 of 2007(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.S.SURESH BABU, HEAD CLERK, GRAMA PANCHAYATH, IDUKKI, RAJAKUMARI. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, KOTTAYAM. 3. P.V.MATHEW, HEAD CLERK, MUTHOLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOTTAYAM. 4. C.VALSALA DEVI, HEAD CLERK, KIDANGOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. Giri, J. ======================== W.P(C).No.25300 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 5th day of September, 2007. JUDGMENT Petitioner, who was promoted as Head Clerk, was posted at the Rajakumari Grama Panchayath by Ext.P1 order. It is admitted position that Ext.P1 order is not under challenge. According to the petitioner, subsequent vacancies of Head Clerks arose in certain Grama Panchayaths in Kottayam District. Petitioner contends that he had filed Ext.P5 before the Director of Panchayaths seeking appropriate posting in the Panchayath in Kottayam District for personal reasons. 2. It is open to the Director of Panchayaths to consider and take appropriate action on the request made by the petitioner vide Ext.P5. I do not express any opinion on the merits of the request made by the petitioner in this regard. The Director of Panchayaths may take appropriate decision in accordance with law keeping in mind the norms in question relating to the transfer WP(C) 25300/07 -: 2 :- and posting of Government employees, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. V.Giri, Judge. ess 5/9