IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2010 / 1ST SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 17163 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MOHANAN.S, S/O.A.K. SAPHAN, ANGOORATH HOUSE, PUNNECADU, KEERNPARA.P.O, KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.ELDHOSE ELIAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THRISSUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT. M.R. SREELATHA-R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) 17163 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as a Physical Education Teacher at C.H.M. Govt. Higher Secondary School, Kannur. He has submitted Ext.P1 application for transfer. In the order of preference he has given names of ten schools as stations of his choice in Ext.P1. According to the petitioner he is entitled to get preferential treatment in the matter of transfer in the light of Government Order No. G.O.(P) 22/2009 P&ARD dated 30.12.2009. The grievance is that while issuing Ext.P3 order of transfer the request of the petitioner in Ext.P1 as also his preferential claim by virtue of Government Order dated 30.12.2009 were not actually considered. Pointing out the said aspects he has approached the second respondent through Ext.P4. Ext.P4 is dated 28.5.2010. So far, no action has been taken thereon. It is in the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed. The grievance of the petitioner is against Ext.P3. According to him he got a preferential claim in the matter of transfer by virtue of G.O. dated 30.12.2009. Since he has already raised all his WPC No.17163/2010 2 contentions in Ext.P4 and the same is pending before the second respondent, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE jma //true copy// P A to Judge