IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2008 / 23RD SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24626 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- A.B.HARIKUMAR, ASSISTANT ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL), ELECTRICAL SECTION, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYTHIRI, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (HRM), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHYTHI BHAVAN,PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, KALPETTA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. 4. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, KOTTAYAM. BY SC -KSEB SRI. K.S. ANIL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 24626 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 14th August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as Assistant Engineer (Electrical) in the Electrical Section, Vaithiri. By Exhibit-P1 order of transfer, he was transferred and posted to Electrical Selection, Kottayam. Since the transfer order was not given effect to, he was not relieved. The petitioner has submitted Exhibits P2 and P2 (a) representations to the second and third respondents respectively requesting that he may be relived so as to enable him to join duty in Electrical Circle, Kottayam. The petitioner's grievance is that though Exhibit-P1 order of transfer was passed on 31.5.2008 till date he has not been relieved. When the writ petition came up for admission today, Sri. K.S. Anil, the learned standing counsel appearing for respondents submitted that the petitioner could not be relieved for want of a substitute in the station where he is presently working and that steps W.P ( C) No. 24626 of 2008 2 will be taken to relieve the petitioner pursuant to Exhibit- P1 order within a period of six weeks from today after arranging a substitute in his place. The said submission is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to relieve the petitioner and to give effect to Exhibit-P1 order of transfer within a period of six weeks from today. (P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 24626 of 2008 3 W.P ( C) No. 24626 of 2008 4