IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2008 / 31ST ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21947 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.C.VIJAYAN, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO. OP.SOCIETIES (SC/ST), O/O.THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO.OP.SOCIETIES (GENERAL), KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.TOJAN J. VATHIKULAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE REGISTRAR OF CO.OP.SOCIETIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CO.OPERATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO. 21947 of 2008 --------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as an Assistant Registrar of Co- operative Society and is currently working in the office of the Joint Registrar of Co-op. Society. He is due to retire on 30.6.2009. The petitioner belongs to scheduled caste. He is a native of Malappuram District and he points out that out of 24 years of service he has been out of home district for 16 years. By Ext.P2 application dated 16.6.2008 he has sought for a posting in Manjeri circle in Malappuram District. The petitioner's claim is to be considered in the light of Exts.P3 and P4 giving preference to the employees to be retired within one year as also the Government employees belongs to scheduled caste. 2. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's claims as contained in Ext.P2 in the light of Exts.P3 and P4 Government orders and take appropriate action, within a period of one WPC. 21947/2008 2 month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment . The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent. V.GIRI, JUDGE. Pmn/