IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2011 / 10TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23686 of 2011(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.S.SURESH BABU, SECRETARY, VETTATHUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, THELAKKAD P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.G.PAVITHRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY G.P.SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23686 of 2011(I) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT DT. 21.7.2010. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.E8-08/2010 DT. 26.11.2010 PASSED BY ADDL. DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DT. 29.12.2010. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT DT. 31.1.2011. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT DT. 24.8.2011 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUE COPY // TKS P.A. TO JUDGE C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.23686 OF 2011 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of September, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Secretary in Vettathur Grama Panchayat in Malappuram District. Earlier, on his promotion from the post of Head Clerk to the post of Secretary that he was posted to Thrissur District and thereafter, to the present station. The petitioner is a native of Meenachil Taluk in Kottayam District and he is left with only less than six months to retire from service on superannuation. In the circumstances, the petitioner submitted Ext.P5 representation before the respondent requesting for a transfer and posting to his native district. The said representation has not so far been considered by the respondent. It is in the said circumstances that this Writ Petition has been filed. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned Government Pleader. 3. The petitioner has already moved the respondent through Ext.P5 representation with the aforesaid request. Ext.P5 is still pending before the respondent. In the said circumstances, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised in this Writ Petition as also the entitlement of the W.P.(C) NO.23686 of 2011 2 petitioner for a transfer as requested, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.23686 of 2011 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010