IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2010 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11650 of 2010(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K.A. MATHEW, REVENUE INSPECTOR ATTINGAL MUNICIPALITY, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU, SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI, SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN, SRI.T.R.SADEESAN, SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. P.V. RAMACHANDRAN REVENUE INSPECTOR, PARAVUR MUNICIPALITY NORTH PARAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. C.G. RAMESAN, REVENUE INSPECTOR, PARAVUR MUNICIPALITY , NORTH PARAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. K.K. VEENADHARAN REVENUE INSPECTOR, ANGAMALY MUNICIPALITY , ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.ANTONY MUKKATH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) No. 11650 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Revenue Inspector in Attingal Municipality. Pursuant to the application for transfer, he was included in Ext.P2 draft list for transfer to Cochin Corporation. However, to his dejection, his name was deleted from Ext.P3 final list. Aggrieved by the said deletion and the consequential denial to transfer him based on Ext.P1 application, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 representation before the first respondent. According to the petitioner his domestic atmosphere is such that his presence in Ernakulam District is highly necessary. He has raised all these contentions in Ext.P4 representation. Transfer on compassionate grounds is a matter that lies within the jurisdiction of the first respondent and therefore, the first respondent is directed to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 representation, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of seven weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma