IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29790 of 2011(W) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- M.MAYA, (WCPO NO.T 3207 POOJAPPURA POLICE STATION ), WORKING IN STATE WOMEN'S CELL UNDER WORKING ARRANGEMENT, KANNETTUMUKKU, VAZHUTHACADU P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. STATE POLICE CHIEF, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. DISTRICT POLICE CHIEF, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, STATE WOMEN CELL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 5. POLICE SUB INSPECTOR, POOJAPPURA POLICE STATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. LIJU STEPHEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 29790/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF ORDER NO.D.G.O. NO.1003/2009 DATED 13/10/2009. P2: COPY OF ORDER NO.D.G.O. NO.671/2009 DATED 18/06/2011. P2(a):COPY OF ERRATUM ORDER DATED 12/07/2011. P3: COPY OF GOVERNMENT ORDER NO.G.O.(P)NO.7/2009 P & ARD DATED 23/07/2009. P4: COPY OF D.G.O. NO.857/2011 DATED 20/07/2011. P5: COPY OF MESSAGE DATED 19/10/2011 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P6: COPY OF LETTER DATED NIL SENT BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P7: COPY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER DATED 06/07/2002 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P8: COPY OF LETTER DATED 25/07/2011 SENT TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. P9: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTED 05/11/2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 29790 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th November, 2011. JUDGMENT The petitioner, a Woman Police Constable has filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P5 order by which she has been transferred from the State Women's Cell and posted to the Police Station at Poojappura. According to the petitioner, she is a person who has only recently joined duty after availing the maternity leave. As per Ext.P4, the State Police Chief has directed her to be retained at her present place of posting for a period of one year. The petitioner also relies on Ext.P3 Government Order and seeks quashing of Ext.P5. 2. I have heard the learned Govt. Pleader also. 3. I notice that as per Ext.P5 the petitioner has only been moved to a different place within Thiruvananthapuram city itself. Such movement can only be considered to be on working arrangement basis. The petitioner has already submitted Ext.P9 setting out her grievances and seeking a suitable posting. Ext.P9 is still pending before the second respondent. In view of the above, it WPC 29790/2011 2 is sufficient that this writ petition is disposed of directing consideration of Ext.P9. 4. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the grievances of the petitioner set out in Ext.P9 representation in accordance with law and in the light of Exts.P3 and P4 and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj P.S.to Judge WPC 29790/2011 3