IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 31336 of 2008(E) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- O.JOHNY, PEON, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, OFFICE OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, (AUDIT) KARTHIKAPPALLY, HARIPPAD.P.O, RESIDING AT KARUVELIL HOUSE, KOKKOTHAMANGALAM,P.O, CHERTHALA-688 583. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.DEYANANTHAN SRI.A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PANICKER SMT.R.SEEMA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.Ravindran, J. ===================== W.P(C).No.31336 of 2008 ===================== Dated this the 4th day of November, 2008. JUDGMENT Heard Sri.T.P.Deyananthan, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Smt. Anu Sivaraman, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner is presently working as Peon in the Co-operation Department. He has in Ext.P4 application sought inter departmental transfer and posting as Peon in the Technical Education Department. Ext.P4 application was submitted to his superior officer, namely, the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies (Audit), Alappuzha, who in turn according to the petitioner, has forwarded it to the Registrar of Co- operative Societies. The grievance of the petitioner is that the second respondent is not inclined to entertain such applications and therefore, there is likelihood of delay in the matter. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of his application for inter departmental transfer. 2. Whether going by the rules governing the field, the petitioner is entitled to be given inter departmental transfer is essentially a matter for the respondents to decide. Since the respondents are yet to take a decision in the matter, it would be premature for this Court to direct that the petitioner should be given interdepartmental transfer. WP(C) 31336/08 -: 2 :- 3. In these circumstances, I dispose of the Writ Petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P4 for interdepartmental transfer to the Technical Education Department, in accordance with the rules governing such transfer and pass orders thereon expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 8/11