IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2011 / 13TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17999 of 2011(Y) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SANTHOSH KUMAR.R, AGED 40, S/O.V. RAMAKRISHNAN, R/AT ANANDA BHAVAN, ARUMANOOR, POOVAR.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 525, NOW WORKING AS JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR,GRADE-1, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE VILAPPIL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.B.MOHANA KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, (PH), GENERAL HOSPITAL JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 035. 3. SARAN, EVALUATION ASSISTANT, DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES, GENERAL HOSPITAL JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 035. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.17999/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE TRANSFER NO.EG2-38055/11/DHS DATED 01/07/2011, PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P2 COPY OF THE TRANSFER NO.EG2-38055/11/DHS DATED 01/07/2011, PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 17999 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is working as Junior Health Inspector Grade I filed this writ petition on being aggrieved by Ext.P2 order of transfer. As per the same, the petitioner is transferred and posted to Community Health Centre, Madavana in Thrissur District. One of the grounds of challenge is that prior to the issuance of Ext.P2 order of transfer, an opportunity of being heard was not afforded to the petitioner. It is also contended that a draft list of the transfer order was not published sufficiently earlier and thus the opportunity to raise his grievance against the proposal to make such a transfer. Ext.P2 would reveal that it is not a general transfer order whilst it is an order of transfer issued on administrative convenience. Therefore, the aforesaid contentions should fade out to insignificance. However, it is made clear that it will be open to the petitioner to approach the first respondent to raise grievances against Ext.P2. With the said liberty this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) //true copy// jma P.A to Judge