IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2008 / 4TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2934 of 2008(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. SANTHOSH R., PC 3861, 'D' COMPANY, KERALA ARMED POLICE III BATTALION, ADOOR. 2. RAJEEV.P., PC 3864, 'D' COMPANY, KERALA ARMED POLICE III BATTALION, ADOOR. BY ADV. SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SRI.S.A.ANAND RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN: 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN : 695 014. 3. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM. PIN : 691 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).2934/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 24th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners are police constables in the Armed Police III Battalion and they aspire for a transfer to the District Armed Reserve, Kollam. Recruitment to the post of Armed Reserve is by appointment by transfer from the constables in the Armed police battalion. Recruitment to the post of constables in the local police is by transfer from among the DAR, effected normally on the basis of seniority of the constables in the District Armed Reserve. 2. Petitioner submits that the number of vacancies available in the DAR, Kollam, is getting diminished on account of two factors. Firstly the persons who are offered inter district transfer in the DAR and the number of persons who transferred from DAR to local police, Kollam, are far in excess of the permissible quota of 10%. Secondly the earlier practice of recruiting constables in the Special Units has been discontinued. W.P.(C).2934/2008 2 3. These aspects are highlighted in Exts.P4 to P7 representations pending before the second respondent. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that there is no justification for the number of persons who are posted in DAR, Kollam, by inter district transfer exceeding permissible quota of 10%. This is also a matter to be looked into by the second respondent. 5. In the result, after hearing the learned Government Pleader also, writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the aspects highlighted in Exts.P4 to P7 and take a decision thereon within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Second respondent shall hear one among the petitioners and any other affected persons. He shall also ensure that the permissible quota in the DAR for inter district transferees is not exceeded. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs