IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2009 / 14TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22093 of 2009(F) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- P.S.MATHAI, MANAPPATT HOUSE, CHALAPALLY P.O., MALLAPALLY, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADVS. MR.RINNY STEPHEN CHAMAPARAMBIL, SMT.ASHA ELIZABETH MATHEW. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. DISTRICT SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT, COLLECTORATE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, MALLAPALLY. 3. VILLAGE OFFICER, VILLAGE OFFICE, PERUMPATTY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.22093 of 2009-F = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 5th day of August, 2009. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. The petitioner applied for mutation in terms of the Transfer of Registry Rules. The pendency of some litigations was taken as a ground for rejection of the application, in 2007. It is shown that those matters do not survive and in fact, those matters were disposed of earlier. Not only that, the Transfer of Registry Rules provide grounds on which an application for transfer has to be considered or rejected. It is ordered that by the force of this judgment, Ext.P1 will stand quashed and the competent among the respondents will take up the application in relation to which WP(C)22093/09 -: 2 :- that order was issued and shall issue orders positively within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, failing which the State officials would be personally liable to pay costs fixed at Rs.10,000/- to the petitioner. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/070809