IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2009 / 1ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 15705 of 2009(G) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- SHERLILATHA, W/O.G.D.RAJENDRAN, AGED 51 YEARS, TEACHER, "SANGETH", KUTHUPARAMBA AMSOM, NARAVOOR DESOM, THALASSERI TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. (HEADMISTRESS, BEM U.P. SCHOOL, MANJERI). BY MR.K.V.PAVITHRAN, ADVOCATE. MR. M.P. JAYANANDAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. REV.PAUL DAVID THOTTATHIL, CORPORATE MANAGER, CSI SCHOOLS IN MALABAR AND WAYANAD CSI CORPORATE MANAGER OFFICE, BANK ROAD, KOZHIKODE, 673 001, EX-OFFICE MANAGER BEM SCHOOLS. 2. BRENDA RATNAM, HEAD MISTRESS, BEMLP SCHOOL, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MANJERI. BY MR.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA, ADVOCATE, FOR R1. MR.C.P.SIVADASAN NAIR, ADVOCATE, FOR R1. MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.15705 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the order of transfer by which she had been transferred to BEM L.P. School, Chittattukara. It is pointed out that the petitioner had requested for transfer to a school in any place near Kozhikode. 2. After the filing of the writ petition, the petitioner has approached the Director of Public Instruction by filing an appeal dated 09.06.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner would have been satisfied if she was given a transfer to Feroke or Kozhikode. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the Manager also. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the request of the petitioner for a suitable posting even in Kannur District will be sympathetically considered by the Management in view of the family circumstances of the petitioner. W.P.(C) No.15705/2009 2 This writ petition is disposed of directing the Director of Public Instruction to consider and pass orders on the appeal filed by the petitioner dated 09.06.2009. In the meanwhile, if a request is made by the petitioner to the 1st respondent-Manager for an appropriate posting, the same also will be considered by the Manager and appropriate orders will be passed within a period of one month. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp