IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 33478 of 2008(I) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- H.MUHAMMED MUBARAK, SENIOR CO-OPERATIVE INSPECTOR DISTRICT KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES OFFICE, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH (SR.) RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. KERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 035. 2. THE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) KERALA KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PROJECT OFFICER, DISTRICT KHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES OFFICE, MALAPPURAM. ADV.SRI.K.P.HARISH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ----------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 33478 of 2008 ----------------------------- Dated this 26th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is presently working as Senior Co-operative Inspector in the District Office of the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board at Malappuram. He belongs to Palakkad district. His grievance is that notwithstanding repeated requests, he has not been given a posting in Palakkad district. 2. Sri.K.P.Harish, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board submits that the petitioner had earlier worked for six years in Palakkad district and that he cannot now be shifted from Malappuram to Palakkad for want of a substitute. The learned standing counsel submits that vacancies of Senior Co-operative Inspector exist that steps are being taken to effect promotions to fill up the said vacancies and that petitioner's claim for transfer to Palakkad will in any event be considered at the time of general transfer during the year 2009. 3. In my opinion the said submission should dispel any apprehension which the petitioner entertains that his wpc:33478 of 2008 2 request for transfer to Palakkad district will not be considered. Recording the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the request made by the petitioner for transfer to Palakkad district while effecting general transfers during the year 2009, or in the event of the existing vacancies of Senior Co- operative Inspectors being filled up by promotion before that, at that stage itself. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE bps