IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2009 / 21ST SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 20192 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ABDUL VAHAB.A. PEON, BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, OACHIRA RESIDING AT KANNEL THEKATHIL, KADATHOOR, K.S.PURAM, K.S.PURAM P.O.,KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.SIJU SRI.S.SUDHEESHKAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, LMS COMPOUND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT COMMIISSIONER (GENERAL),OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, COLLECTRATE, KOLLAM. 3. A.MERYKUTTY, PEON, BDO OFFICE, PATHANAPURAM, PIRAVANTHUR, KOLLAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.NANDAKUMAR FOR R1 &R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 20192 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.Siju Kamalasanan, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. P.Nandakumar the learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2. 2. The petitioner entered service as Watchman on 1.9.2005. Later he was given category change as Peon and posted in the Block Development Office at Oachira. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by Ext.P3 order dated 6.7.2009 whereby the Senior Administrative Officer in the office of the Commissioner of Rural Development transferred and posted the petitioner as Watchman in E.T.C, Kottarakara. The pleadings disclose that the petitioner has filed Ext.P7 representation before the Commissioner of Rural Development through the second respondent complaining about the category change as Watchman. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents submits on instructions that the second respondent has forwarded the original of Ext.P7 to the Rural Development W.P.(C) No. 20192/09 2 Commissioner on 8.7.2009 along with his recommendation to either give him category change as Peon or to retain him as Watchman or to give him a posting in the head quarters. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that a large number of vacancies of Peons exists in the Rural Development Department. 3. Since the request made by the petitioner is pending consideration before the first respondent, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Rural Development Commissioner to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P7 representation and to take a decision thereon within one month from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. It will be open to the petitioner to supplement Ext.P7 by filing an additional representation along with a certified copy of this judgment. The contentions of the petitioner on the merits are kept open. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps W.P.(C) No. 20192/09 3