IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 5TH APRIL 2010 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11655 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.RAJARAM, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, 'VITHULA' IIRD MILE STONE, KILIKOLLUR, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.S.RAJESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF STATIONERY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CONTROLLER, STATIONERY CONTROLLER, DEPRTMENT OF STATIONERY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATIONERY, DISTRICT OFFICE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. PRASANNAN, HIGHER GRADE MECHANIC OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATIONERY, SHORANUR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/04/2010 , THE COURT ON 05/04/2010 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 11655 of 2010 F ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 5 th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Higher Grade Mechanic in the Department of Stationery. This writ petition has been filed challenging Ext.P2 whereby his request for transfer to Kollam district was declined and at the same time, he was ordered to be transferred to Thrissur district. The prayer of the petitioner is that going by Ext.P3 seniority list, he should have been given preference for transfer and posting in Kollam district over Sri.F.Vijayan, who holds only rank No.11 in Ext.P3 seniority list. It is the claim of the petitioner that in case of inability to give a transfer and posting in Kollam district, he should have been retained at Pathanamthitta district itself. 2. Essentially the grievance of the petitioner is with respect to the overlooking of his seniority in the matter of transfer. According to him, being senior to Sri.F.Vijayan, he should have been given a transfer and posting in Kollam district. Besides declining to grant such a posting, he was ordered to be transferred WPC.11655/2010 : 2 : to Thrissur district. 3. In the circumstances, the petitioner is granted liberty to approach the 2 nd respondent raising his grievances against Ext.P2 transfer order. If the petitioner approaches the 2 nd respondent with a representation within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment, the 2 nd respondent shall look into the grievances of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in the matter, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of such representation. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) aks