IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH OCTOBER 2011 / 12TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25200 of 2011(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SOMAN.N.V, SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,ELECTRICAL SECTION OFFICE,VELLAMUNDA,KATTAYAD-670731.(NOW UNDER ORDERS OF TRANSFER)RESIDING AT :'NJARAKATTIL' HOUSE, ERANELLOOR.P.O,THRISSUR-680501. BY ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN SRI.DEEPU LAL MOHAN SMT.S.LEENA RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,VAIDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM PALACE.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695004. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER,(HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN,PATTOM PALACE.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695004. 3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,ELECTRICAL CIRCLE OFFICE, VAIDHYUTHI BHAVAN,KALPETTA-673121. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,ELECTRICAL DIVISION OFFICE, MANANTHAVADY-670645. 5. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER,KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,ELECTRICAL SECTION OFFICE, VELLAMUNDA,KATTAYAD-670731. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.K.S.ANIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC No.25200/2011 APPENDIX EXT.P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LIST OF SENIOR SUPERINTENDENTS ORDERED TO BE TRANSFERRED AS PER THE ORDER NO. ER3(a)SS/T&P/2011 DTD.29.7.2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD.5.8.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER NO.3B7/GT2011/RELIEVING/2011 DTD.2.9.2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD.5.9.2011 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WP(C)NO.22876/2011. TRUE COPY P.S.TO JUDGE CSS/ K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.25200 of 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of October 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a native of Thrissur, presently working as Senior Superintendent in the service of the Kerala State Electricity Board ('KSEB' for short). On 29.7.2011, as per Ext.P1 transfer order, the petitioner has been transferred from Electrical Section, Vellamunda to Electrical Circle, Tirur. The complaint of the petitioner is that though Ext.P1 order of transfer is dated 29.7.2011, the same has not been implemented till date. He seeks the issue of appropriate directions for giving effect to the transfer in Ext.P1. 2. The Standing Counsel for KSEB submits that the petitioner being a Senior Superintendent, it is not possible to relieve him from the present post without finding a substitute to take his place. There is a dearth of Senior Superintendents in the service of the KSEB and that is the reason for the delay. He assures that the transfer would WPC No.25200/2011 2 be given effect to within an outer limit of six weeks. 3. In view of the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to implement the transfer that has been granted to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/