IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2009 / 7TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 2663 of 2009(P) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- M.K.USHADEVI, VILLAGE OFFICER REVENUE INSPECTOR (FOREST) MANANTHAVADY TALUK OFFICE, MANATHAVADY, WAYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT: --------------- THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P. NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.2663 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 27th January,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner herein is a Village Officer. She commenced service as Village Assistant in June 1989. She became a Village Officer in November 2003. She had been working in various places in Idukki District. Petitioner was suspended pursuant to the launching of a criminal case and registration of the same as Crime No.VC 5/2007 of Idukki Police Station. Subsequently by Exhibit-P2 order, suspension has been withdrawn. Pursuant to Exhibit-P2 order, an order was issued appointing the petitioner as Revenue Inspector (Forest) in the Taluk Office, Mananthawady, She is due to retire from service on 30.9.2010. She belongs to Kidangoor in Kottayam District. Stating her personal difficulties and seeking for a transfer, she has filed Exhibit-P3 before the Land Revenue Commissioner. The prayer made in Exhibit-P3 is for a transfer to any place in Kottayam 2 district. 2. Heard learned Government Pleader also. It is submitted that to consider the request for transfer the petitioner will have to submit an application in the prescribed form as per the relevant guidelines. The final date fixed to submit an application is 28.2.2009. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that within two weeks from today, the application will be forwarded in the prescribed form. On receipt of the application in the form prescribed, the request of the petitioner will be considered in accordance with the guidelines which is in force while the orders of general transfer are being issued. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma 3 4