IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 36071 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.BIJU,S/O.KAMALASANAN.P,PEON,OFFICE OF THE CUSTODIAN OF EFL AND CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS(ADMINISTRATION),FOREST HEADQUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,R/AT BIJU MANDIRAM UNNAVILA,KULATHOOR,UCHKKADA PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.P.JAYACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY SECRETARY TO GOVT LABOUR DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR,INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, THYCAUD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CUSTODIAN OF EFL & CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS,(ADMINISTRATION),FOREST HEADQUARTERS,VAZHUTHACAUD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 36071 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 8th day of February, 2011. J U D G M E N T Petitioner is employed as a Peon in the Forest Department and now he is working at the Office of the Custodian of Ecological Fragile Lands and Chief Conservator of Forests (Administration), Forest Headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram. He seeks inter-departmental transfer to the Industrial Training Department. According to the petitioner, others who had submitted applications subsequent to the petitioner have already been given transfer and therefore non- consideration of the petitioner's application for inter-departmental transfer is discriminatory and violates the fundamental rights of the petitioner. The petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs: “Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, commanding the 2nd respondent to consider Ext. P1 application and to grant Inter-Departmental Transfer to the petitioner in the interest of Justice.” 2. This writ petition came up for admission on 2.12.2010. Ever since then, the matter is being adjourned from time to time. The learned Government Pleader is unable to get instructions also. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Ext. P1 application submitted by the petitioner and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.