IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2010 / 1ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19333 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.BALAKRISHNAN, U.D.CLERK, DISTRICT T.B.CENTER, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT (UNDER ORDER OF TRANSFER TO THQ PONNANI). BY ADV. SRI.V.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER (HEALTH), MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 123. 2. DISTRICT TB OFFICER, MANJERI-676 123. 3. M.SAJILAL, L.D.CLERK, DISTRICT T.B.CENTER, MANJERI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 123. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C).19333/2010 -------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Ext.P3 order is under challenge in this writ petition. Petitioner is an Upper Division Clerk in the District T.B.Centre, Manjeri. By Ext.P3 order he has been transferred to Taluk Headquarters, Ponnani. A reading of Exts.P2 and P3 shows that at the time when one Administrative Assistant from the DMO's office visited the petitioner's hospital, some untoward incident had happened and that appears to have been taken as an act of indiscipline on the part of the petitioner. It is on this basis, alleging indiscipline and interruption of duty of Administrative Assistant, petitioner has been transferred by the impugned order. 2. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that Ext.P3 is punitive in nature and therefore is illegal. 3. If a person has committed an act of indiscipline pending W.P.(C).19333/10 2 further action, if the superior Officer has decided to transfer that particular person to a station which is unconnected to the station. I see nothing objectionable in such an order. This precisely is what is done by Ext.P3. Writ petition fails and it is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs