IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 10121 of 2011(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K. KRISHNA KUMAR, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.P. KESAVAN, THALARSSEDALAM HAMER, KIZHAKKEGRAMAM AMSOM, VADAKKANCHERRY DESOM, P.O. VADAKKANCHERRY, VADAKKANCHERRU VILLAGE, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR - 680 582. BY ADV. SRI.P.G.SURESH SRI.C.V.MANUVILSAN SMT.K.VIDYA SRI.RAJAN VISHNURAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, ROADS AND BRIDGES AND ADMINISTRATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, BUILDING AND LOCAL WORKS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 10121 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 30th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Assistant Executive Engineer in the Public Works Department working at Thiruvananthapuram. He belongs to Wadakanchery in Thrissur district. Certain personal difficulties narrated in the writ petition forces him to seek a transfer to Thrissur. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 after affording an opportunity of being heard to th petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Till then, the vacancy to which the petitioner seeks transfer shall not be filled up except by a person, who has better claims than the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2