IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 14TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 21720 of 2011(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- E.M.JOHN, HEADMASTER, GOVERNMENT U.P.SCHOOL, PULLUR, MANJERI. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR (PANAMPALLI NAGAR) SRI.LUIZ GODWIN D'COUTH SRI.K.P.CHANDRASEKHAR SRI.K.C.ANTONY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MALAPPURAM-676 505. 3. THE ASSISTANT EDUCATIONAL OFFICER, MANJERI-676 121. 4. K.V.PADMANABHAN, GOVERNMENT U.P.SCHOOL, HEADMASTER, KODINHI, TANUR-676 304. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI V.VIJULAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 21720 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER FOR POSTING AS HEADMASTER POINTING OUT 10 SCHOOLS. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT.4/8/2011 RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.21720/2011-L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 5th day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed by the petitioner, who is working in the cadre of Headmaster, challenging the transfer order Ext.P2 on various grounds. 2. After getting instructions, a statement has been filed by the learned Government Pleader pointing out various aspects in support of the order of transfer. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for an opportunity to file an appeal before the Director of Public Instruction. It is upto the petitioner to file an appeal and if the appeal is filed, the same will be considered by the said authority in accordance with law after notice to the petitioner and the fourth respondent expeditiously. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms