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. 7753 of 2008(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.V.GEORGE,AGED 58, S/O.VARKEY, KURISANGAL HOUSE,U.D.CLERK, MANANTHAVADY RANGE, NORTH WAYANADU DIVISION. BY ADV. SRI.VARGHESE C.KURIAKOSE SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, FOREST DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST NORTHERN CIRCLE, KANNUR. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER NORTH WAYANADU. 4. THE RANGE OFFICER MANANTHAVADY RANGE. BY ADV. SPL.GOVT.PLEADER (FOREST) 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).7753/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 7th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner who is working as U.D.Clerk in the Forest Department, is aggrieved by Ext.P9 order of transfer by which he has been transferred from Mananthavady Range and posted to Wildlife Division, Sulthan Bathery, in the existing vacancy on administrative grounds. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is physically handicapped and he has only two years for his retirement. He will find it very difficult if he is transferred to Sulthan Bathery. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that serious allegations were raised against the petitioner by the Divisional Forest Officer and that an enquiry is contemplated. The present transfer is only to facilitate such enquiry. At any rate, it need only be treated as one on administrative grounds. 3. I do not find any grounds to interfere with Ext.P9 which is only styled as one on administrative grounds. W.P.(C).7753/2008 2 Petitioner submits that he has preferred an appeal against Ext.P9, a copy of which has been produced as Ext.P10. After hearing learned Government Pleader also, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to look into Ext.P10 and take a decision thereon within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs