IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2008 / 14TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11440 of 2008(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A.RAMACHANDRAN, GROUP INSTRUCTOR, I.T.I, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.SABU SREEDHARAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LABOUR & RAHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, THYCAUD, TRIVANDRUM. 3. G.SUBASH, GROUP INSTRUCTOR, I.T.I, CHAKAI, TRIVANDRUM. 4. T. INDIRA, GROUP INSTRUCTOR, ITI, ATTINGAL, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.11440 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 3rd April, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner was promoted as Group Instructor on 25.4.2007 and was transferred to ITI Kasaragod under Exhibit P1 order dated 26.2.2008. Petitioner is due to retire on 30.4.2009. He has sought for a posting in Thiruvananthapuram. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner refers to Exhibit P2 Government Order which indicates that persons who have only two years to retire should normally be given a posting of their choice. Petitioner has submitted Exhibit P5 request in this behalf before the 2nd respondent. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider Exhibit P5 and take a decision thereon, in the course of General Transfer for the year 2008. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007 Common issues are raised for consideration in all these writ petitions. Reference is made to the facts in Writ Petition No.4562/2008 for the sake of convenience.