IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2007 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 5737 of 2007(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- DENNIS GABRIEL, INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES AND BOILERS GRADE-I, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.AJITH PRAKASH SRI.RAJAKRISHNAN. K RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LABOUR AND RE-HABILITATION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF FACTORIES AND BOILERS, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF FACTORIES AND BOILERS, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, FACTORIES AND BOILERS, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K.DENESAN, J. ========================= WP(C).No.5737 OF 2007-G. ========================= Dated this the 21st day of February, 2007. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as Inspector of Factories and Boilers Grade I, Palakkad. He has filed Ext.P2 application in the prescribed proforma requesting to transfer him from Palakkad and to post him in Aluva in Ernakulam District as the district of his choice. Ext.P2 request has to be considered by the 1st respondent. Counsel for the petitioner submits that a vacancy is due to arise on 28-2-2007 and having regard to the fact that there remains only few months for him to retire from service, urgent orders will have to be passed on Ext.P2. 2. Heard Government Pleader for the respondents. 3. In the facts and circumstances, there shall be an order directing the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P2 in accordance with law and to pass orders. As far as possible Ext.P2 shall be disposed of before the next vacancy arises. Needless to state that applications filed by others, belonging to the same category for transfer to the very same place, shall also be considered along with Ext.P2. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K.K.DENESAN, JUDGE. kvs/-