IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2011 / 11TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23871 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.KASU, THEJAS, PERUMKUNNAM.P.O., KUZHALMANNAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT NOW WORKING AS DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF TREASURIES, DIRECTORATE OF TREASURIES, POWER HOUSE JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (FINANCE) STATE OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN 695 001. BY G.P.SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23871 of 2011(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 25.2.2011 OF THE DIRECTOR OF TREASURIES. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 12.7.2011. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER G.O.(Rt) NO.5359/2011/FIN. DATED 1.7.2011 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUE COPY // TKS P.S. TO JUDGE C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.23871 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 2nd September, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as District Treasury Officer in Malappuram. He is a native of Palakkad and he is due to retire on 31.3.2012. In the said circumstances, in view of the preferential benefits available to persons having service less than two years under the transfer norms the petitioner submitted an application for getting a transfer to Palakkad. The grievance of the petitioner is that ignoring his better claim a junior was given transfer and posting to the available vacancy in Palakkad, as per Ext.P3 dated 1.7.2011. In the said circumstances, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P2 representation. Ext.P2 representation is now pending before the first respondent. Since the petitioner has already approached the first respondent raising his grievances against Ext.P3 order of transfer, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions and the entitlement of the petitioner for transfer as requested, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P2 representation and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date WP(C).No.23871/2011 2 of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Needless to say that person/persons likely to be affected shall also be put on notice before passing orders on Ext.P2. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS