IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 15TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1758 of 2011(T) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- C.R.VIJAYAN, CHIEF FOREMAN (WORK SHOP), GOVT. CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SAIGI JACOB PALATTY RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION (H) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN: 695 001 2. DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, GOVT. CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN: 695 001 R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER ADV. SRI. SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: SMT S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.1758 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as a Chief Foreman (Workshop) in the Government Central Press, Thiruvananthapuram. According to the petitioner, the petitioner has got all the qualifications required for appointment by transfer to the post of Assistant Superintendent. The petitioner submits that although there are vacancies of Assistant Superintendent, the respondents are not considering the petitioner for such appointment by transfer. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P14 representation before the first respondent. For the present, the petitioner confines his prayer for a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P14 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P14, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as W.P.(C)No.1758/11 2 expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.1758/11 3