IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 13TH MARCH 2009 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 7953 of 2009(L) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- VIJAYAN.A., S/O. APPUKUTTAN PILLAI, AGED 41 YEARS, JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR GRADE-I, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, KOLLENGODE, PALAKKAD, RESIDING AT SREE NIKETHAN, ARUMANOOR, POOVAR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV.MR.P.B.SURESH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 7953 of 2009 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is now working as Junior Health Inspector Grade I in the Public Health Centre, Kollengode in Palakkad District. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the second respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner as per Ext.P1 for a transfer to Thiruvananthapuram District. Petitioner is a native of Poovar in Thiruvananthapuram District. It is pointed out by the petitioner that several of his juniors in the gradation list are working in Thiruvananthapuram District for more than three years. 2. The petitioner has pointed out in the writ petition that his family is put up in Poovar and the mother is aged and sick and in view of the fact if he is transferred to Palakkad, he is unable to look after his family affairs. It is pointed out that there are a lot of vacancies in the cadre of Junior Health Inspector in Thiruvananthapuram District. Be that as it may, it is for the second respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P1. Appropriate decision will be taken after considering Ext.P1 and the result thereof will be communicated to the wpc: 7953 of 2009 2 petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps