IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2008 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7791 of 2008(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.SUNDARAM VELAYUDHAN MEDICAL OFFICER, GOVERNMENT HOMOEO DISPENSARY OKKAL ERNAKULAM 683 550 (ANATHAPURATH HOUSE) EAST KADUNGALLUR ALUVA-2) BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN SMT.PREETHI RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HOMMOEOPATHY,DIRECTORATE OF HOMOEOPATHY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).7791/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 7th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner, a Medical Officer is posted in the Government Homeo Dispensary, Okkal in Eranakulam. He is due to retire on 30.11.2009. He sought for a posting in Alangad-Eranakulam, Kunnukara-Eranakulam and Homeo Dispensary, Paravur. Ext.P5 indicates these options. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a cardiac patient and he is now on medication. After having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner's request in the course of general transfer for the year 2008. If there is nothing which stands in the way of the request being accepted, the second respondent shall do so, while passing orders on Ext.P2. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs