IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH OCTOBER 2011 / 12TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 26147 of 2011(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BABURAJAN.U,S/O.VELUYADHAN NAIR, STATISTICAL INVESTIGATOR GRADE I,TALUK STATISTICS OFFICE,MUKUNDAPURAM,IRINJALAKUDA,THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.V.VENUGOPAL RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ECONOMIC AND STATISTIC DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR,ECONOMIC AND STATISTIC DEPARTMENT,DISTRICT OFFICE, THRISSUR-680001. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER,ECONOMIC AND STATISTIC DEPARTMENT,DISTRICT OFFICE, THRISSUR-680001. 4. P.V.PRADEEP,STATISTICAL INVESTIGATOR GRADE-I,DISTRICT OFFICE,ECONOMIC AND STATISTIC, THRISSUR-680 001. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.A.J.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C NO.26147/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1: A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 1-6-2011 AS ORDER NO.EA(1)15108/2011/DES. EXHIBIT-P2: A TRUE COPY OF THE TRANFER NORMS ISSUED AS G.O.(P)13/2000 DATED 27-4-2000. EXHIBIT-P3: A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT ON 10-6-2011. EXHIBIT-P4: A TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE TRANSFER ORDER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 5-8-2011. EXHIBIT-P5: A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 27-9-2011. EXHIBIT-P6: A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BY WAY OF REMINDER TO EXT.P3 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL TRUE COPY P.S.TO JUDGE CSS/ K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.26147 of 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of October 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is presently working as a Statistical Investigator Grade-I at the Taluk Statistics Office, Mukundapuram, has filed this writ petition complaining that though he had submitted Exts.P3 and P6 requests for transfer to some place in Kozhikode District, the same has not been considered by the first respondent till date. The petitioner also complains that the requests submitted by many of his juniors have been granted and they have been promoted to the places of their choice as per Exts.P4 and P5 transfer orders. 2. According to the counsel for the petitioner, the orders of transfer granted to his juniors are in gross violation of the transfer norms. As senior, the petitioner was entitled to be granted his request, in preference to those of his juniors. He, therefore, seeks consideration of WPC No.26147/2011 2 his requests before the transfer orders granted to his juniors are implemented. 3. The learned Government Pleader opposes the contentions of the petitioner and submits that there is no absolute rule that the requests of the seniors should be given precedence to the requests for transfer submitted by his juniors. It is pointed that each request for transfer is considered on the merits and is granted or refused considering the vacancies that are available. However, since Exts.P3 and P6 are pending before the first respondent, they would certainly be considered and disposed of in accordance with law. 4. In view of the above submissions, it is sufficient that the requests submitted by the petitioner are directed to be considered expeditiously. 5. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the requests for transfer submitted by the petitioner, evidenced herein by Exts.P3 and P6, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a WPC No.26147/2011 3 period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/ true copy P.S.TO JUDGE