IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2009 / 27TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 23533 of 2009(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SALIM.I, LECTURER SELECTION GRADE, GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, EZHUKONE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. M.HAFSA BEEVI, LECTURER SELECTION GRADE, GOVERNMENT WOMENS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, KAYAMKULAM. BY SRI. A.J. GARGHESE, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 23533 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is transferred from Govt. Women Polytechnic College, Kayamkulam to Govt. Polytechnic College, Ezhukone. The petitioner is a Selection Grade Lecturer. It is pointed out by the petitioner that out of his 23 years of service in Government Colleges for more than 12 years, the service was outside his home station. He is a native of Kayamkulam. He joined in Govt. Womens Polytechnic College, Kayamkulam on 7.6.2007. It is pointed out that by Ext.P1 order dated 21.5.2009 the petitioner was ordered to be transferred from Kayamkulam to Ezhukone and the 3rd respondent was ordered to be transferred and posted at Kayamkulam in the place of the petitioner. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed Ext.P2 appeal before the 1st respondent. It is prayed that the appeal may be directed to be disposed within a time frame. There will be direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on ExtP2 after hearing the petitioner and the 3rd respondent within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. ( T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) jma