IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2011 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 4496 of 2011(J) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- REJI.P.OOMMEN,AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.P.N.OOMMEN,POLACHIRAICKAL HOUSE,KOTTAMURICKAL.P.O, CHANGANASSERY,KOTTAYAM,NOW WORKING AS GRADE III, OVERSEER,P.W.D.ROADS DIVISION,CHANGANASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.R.SUNIL KUMAR SMT.A.SALINI LAL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD,ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC OFFICE,PALAYAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695034. 2. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PWD ROADS SECTION, CHANGANASSERY,PIN-686105. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.4496 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a III grade Overseer of the Public Works Department, presently working at Roads Division Changanassery, Kottayam. According to the petitioner, he is a very honest officer, who did not succumb to the illegal demands of certain contractors, who had taken on contract, the work of the Changanassery bye pass road and Layikkadu bridge. On their influence, the petitioner has now been transferred to Ranni, 60 kilometers away from the present place of posting. According to the petitioner, the transfer of the petitioner is actuated by malafides. The petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the first respondent. The petitioner now confines his relief for a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 representation expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first W.P.(C)No.4496/10 2 respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.4496/10 3