IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2009 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 2884 of 2007(R) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.V.SURESH, S/O.V.KUNJUMON, LOWER DIVISION CLERK, GOVERNMENT VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, KALPAKANCHERRY P.O. MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER FOR LAND REVENUE, COMMISSIONERATE OF LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, MALAPPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.2884 of 2007 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th March,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is working as Lower Division Clerk in the General Education Department and is presently posted to the Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kalapakancherry in Malappuram district. 2. Petitioner joined for the first time in the Revenue Department as Villageman as advised by the Kerala Public Service Commission on 11.1.2002. The petitioner was later selected to the post of PD Teacher based on his qualification of B.Com with TTC. He joined duty on 26.7.2003 in Malappuram District. While continuing as PD Teacher, he was again selected as Lower Division Clerk and is working in the said post now. 3. By Exhibit-P1, the Government rejected an application submitted by him for an inter departmental transfer to the Revenue Department. The only reason stated therein is that he has not completed five years in the present department. The point raised by the W.P ( C) No.2884 of 2007 2 petitioner is that the same will apply only to inter district transfer and not for an inter departmental transfer. Petitioner relies upon Exhibit-P2 order granted in favour of one Sri.Prakashkumar who was benefited by a similar order. Petitioner, therefore, again submitted Exhibit-P4 before the Hon'ble Minister for Revenue and the Government accordingly directed as per Exhibit-P5 that his request may be considered sympathetically. 4. Exhibit-P6 is the further representation submitted by the petitioner before the 1st respondent . 5. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider Exhibit-P6 and pass orders thereon after considering Exhibit-P5 letter dated 15.5.2005 issued by the Government also. Appropriate orders shall be passed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.2884 of 2007 3 W.P ( C) No.2884 of 2007 4