IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 23RD MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 4737 of 2009(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- J.HOMER MANAGER II,INFORMATION KERALA MISSION PRATHEEKSHA TOWER,NEAR GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE PANGAPPARA P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR INFORMATION KERALA MISION PRATHEEKSHA TOWER NEAR GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE PANGAPPARA P.O.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.4737 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th February,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is working as Manager Gr.II in Information Kerala Mission, was ordered to be transferred, as per Exhibit-P5. Petitioner is transferred to Perinthalmanna Municipality. According to the petitioner, Exhibit-P5 is vitiated by malafides. It is pointed out that there was no administrative necessity or exigency warranting the transfer. It is also pointed out that he was given a posting in his home district namely, Thiruvananthapuram and there are persons having more continuous service who are retained at Thiruvananthapuram. 2. Be that as it may, petitioner has filed Exhibit- P6 appeal against the order of transfer before the 1st respondent. 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit-P6 W.P ( C) No.4737 of 2009 2 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner also. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.4737 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.4737 of 2009 4