IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 21ST MARCH 2011 / 30TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 8653 of 2011(F) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- K.M.KARTHU,SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICE,THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN- 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, THRISSUR,PIN- 680 609. 3. SREEKUMARI AMMA, SENIOIR SUPERINTENDENT, THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICE, THRISSUR, PIN- 680 609. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/03/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 8653 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T While the petitioner was working at Thrissur as Senior Superintendent in the Civil Supplies Department of the Government of Kerala, the petitioner was transferred to Palakkad without serving any transfer order on the petitioner. Pursuant thereto, the 3rd respondent reported for joining duty at Thrissur in the place of the petitioner and consequently the petitioner was forced to be relieved from Thrissur and join at Palakkad. According to the petitioner, the petitioner joined at Thrissur only on 12.04.2010 and therefore the petitioner was not due for transfer. Therefore the petitioner's transfer is clearly illegal, is the petitioner's submission. According to the petitioner, vacancies are likely to arise at Thrissur on 31.03.2011 on account of retirements. Therefore seeking a posting at Thrissur itself, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 before the 1st respondent. W.P.(C)No. 8653 of 2011 -2- The petitioner now seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/