IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2008 / 28TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24311 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K C VILASINI,ANEESH BHAVAN, MUHAMMA, ALAPPUZHA, WORKING AS HEAD CLERK, MARARIKULAM NORTH GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ALAPPUZHA. (UNDER TRANSFER ORDER) BY ADV. SRI.T.SANJAY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, ' THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. R.SREEKUMAR, HEAD CLERK, KANDALLUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA. 4. JOJOSE BAIJU, MARARIKKULAM NORTH GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA. 5. THE SECRETARY, MARARIKKULAM NORTH GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA. BY SR.GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 24311 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 19th August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner in this writ petition challenges her transfer from Mararikulam North Grama Panchayat to Kandalloor Grama Panchayat from where the third respondent was transferred to Pindimana Grama Panchayat. Exhibit-P1 is the order of transfer. Today, when the writ petition came up for admission, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that by order passed on 14.8.2008, the Director of Panchayats has cancelled the petitioner’s transfer to Kandalloor Grama Panchayat and retained her in Mararikulam Grama Panchayat. It is also submitted that the fourth respondent, who was the petitioner’s substitute in Mararikulam North Grama Panchayat has been transferred out to Muttar Grama Panchayat. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has therefore become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed as infructuous. (P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 24311 of 2008 2 W.P ( C) No. 24311 of 2008 3