IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH APRIL 2010 / 30TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 13160 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LATHAKUMARY G.N., II GRADE OVERSEER, N.H.BYEPASS SUB DIVISION, KOVALAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.BOSE SRI.VINOD MADHAVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, P.W.D.(ADMINISTRATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.MOHAMMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/04/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 13206 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C)No. 13160 & 13206 OF 2010 ------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners, who are presently working as II Grade Overseers in the Public Works Department, have filed these writ petitions challenging Ext.P5 order passed by the third respondent deploying them to the Local Self Government Department. A Division Bench of this Court has in Ext.P7 judgment upheld the deployment of similarly situated persons to the Local Self Government Department. However, even while upholding such deployment, the Division Bench has in Ext.P7 judgment observed that if persons deployed to the Local Self Government Department have any genuine grievance regarding the place of their posting, it will be open to them to move the Government seeking transfer to another station. The Division Bench also directed that in the event of such representations being filed, the Government shall consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon. 2. In the light of the authoritative pronouncement of the Division Bench of this Court, I am of the opinion that the WPC NOs. 13160 & 13206/2010 -2- petitioners cannot successfully challenge Ext.P5. The writ petitions fail and are accordingly dismissed. If the petitioners have any grievance regarding the station to which they have been posted, they may file an appropriate representation before the Secretary to Government, Local Self Government Department seeking transfer to another station. In the event of such a representation being filed along with a certified copy of this judgment within one month from today, the Government shall consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date of receipt of such a representation. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. dpk