IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 25TH MARCH 2008 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 9730 of 2008(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ AMBIKA D., OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, VARAPPETTY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES (MEDICAL) DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 9730 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 25th March, 2008 J U D G M E N T Aggrieved by Exhibit P3 order of transfer by which the petitioner was transferred from the Primary Health Centre, Thalayolaparambu to Primary Health Centre, Varapetty in Ernakulam district, petitioner has preferred Exhibit P5 representation before the Director of Health of Health Services. Petitioner points out that she has been subjected to repeated orders of transfer during the past one year. Paragraph 1 of the writ petition reads as follows: “Petitioner joined service as Ophthalmic Assistant on 1.3.1994 and she has been continues service since then. She is a permanent resident of Nattakam in Kottayam District. Her first posting was in Primary Health Centre, Chungathara, Malappuram District and she served there for nearly 4 ½ years till 9.9.1998. Thereafter she was posted in the District Hospital, Kottayam from 10.9.1998 to 29.5.2002. She was then transferred to Primary Health Centre, Kattapana, Idukki District on 5.6.2002 and was there till 31.7.2002. She was then posted at Primary Health Centre, Edamaruku, Kottayam from 31.7.2002 to 30.5.2007. Though Edamaruku is in Kottayam District it is situated in tribal and remote area. W.P ( C) No. 9730 of 2008 2 2. Petitioner further submits that her husband is employed outside the State and she looks after the aged parents of her husband and her two daughters who are residing at Nattakam. She was granted a posting in Thalayolaparambu on 14.1.2008, which has been reversed within a period of less than one month under Exhibit P3. After having heard the counsel on both sides, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider Exhibit P5 specifically in the course of consideration of the option given by the petitioner under Exhibit P4 for the General Transfer for the year 2008. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 9730 of 2008 2 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007 W.P ( C) No. 9730 of 2008 2 Common issues are raised for consideration in all these writ petitions. Reference is made to the facts in Writ Petition No.4562/2008 for the sake of convenience.