IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 7031 of 2009(Y) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- VALSALA.P.R., H.S.A. PHYSICAL SCIENCE, G.H.H.S.-KAKKAVAYAL, WAYNAD. BY ADV. MR.SIVAN MADATHIL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, KOZHIKODE. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, WAYNAD. 3. THE HEADMASTER, G.H.S.S.-KAKKAVAYAL, WAYNAD. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, K.S.H.B.BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.T.T.MUHAMOOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.Ravindran, J. ================== W.P.(C) No.7031 of 2009 ===================== Dated this the 8th day of Ap[ril, 2009. JUDGMENT Heard Sri. Sivan Madathil, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri. T.T. Muhamood, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner, who is presently working as H.S.A. (Physical Science) in G.H.H.S., Wayanad, seeks inter district transfer to Kozhikode District. She has submitted Ext.P1 application dated 20.2.2008. The petitioner's grievance is that though more than one year has passed orders have not been passed on Ext.P1. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner inter alia prays for a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to consider Ext.P1 and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents on instructions submits that the original of Ext.P1 has been received by the Deputy Director of Education, Kozhikode. The petitioner seeks inter district transfer to Kozhikode District. The competent authority to order such transfer is the Deputy Director of Education, Kozhikode. Since Ext.P1 application has now been received by the Deputy Director of Education, Kozhikode, I am of the opinion that the said officer has to consider the same and pass orders thereon WP(C) 7031/09 -: 2 :- expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of this Writ Petition with a direction to the Deputy Director of Education, Kozhikode to consider Ext.P1 application for inter district transfer submitted by the petitioner and pass orders thereon in accordance with law within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess