IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2011 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 8889 of 2011(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.GOPALAKRISHNAN,PRINCIPAL, GOVERNMENT I.T.I,ATTAPPADI,PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN SRI.K.K.GOPINATHAN NAIR SRI.M.R.JAYAPRASAD SRI.P.MOHANDAS (ERNAKULAM) SRI.MATHEW SUNNY SRI.ANOOP.V.NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY,INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE DIRECTOR,DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING, THYCAUD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. ADV. MR. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 8889 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Principal at Government I.T.I. Attappadi in Palakkad District. According to the petitioner, the petitioner has been subjected to 7 transfers during the last 5 years. He alleges that these transfers were made to accommodate somebody else that too junior to the petitioner on account of political interference. Despite representations made against his transfers no result favourable to the petitioner ensued. The petitioner, in the meanwhile, met with an accident and fractured his left knee which restricts his freedom of movement. The petitioner submits that now there is an open vacancy at ITI Chathannoor. The petitioner has filed Ext.P2 application for transfer to ITI Chathannoor. The petitioner seeks direction to the 2nd respondent to consider his claim of the petitioner for transfer to ITI Chathannoor. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider WPC.No.8889 of 2011 : 2 : and pass order on Ext.P2, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate with in one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE) kp