IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2011 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 6727 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ABDUL HAQUE, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.LATE KUNJU MARAKKARU, WORKING AS HEAD CLERK, INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICES, ESI DISPENSARY, MAVOOR, KOZHIKODE RESIDING AT GAZAL, KARAPARAMBU, PULPETTA P.O., MANJERI, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.R.RAJKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE LABOUR SECRETARY, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 3. NORTH ZONE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICES, KOZHIKODE - 673 001. 4. DR.CHITHRA, INSURANCE MEDICAL OFFICER, MAVOOR ESI DISPENSARY, MAVOOR - 673 661. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SMITHA SUKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J --------------------------------------- WP(C) No.6727 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Clerk in ESI Department of the Government of Kerala. He was working in Mavoor ESI dispensary. He has been transferred to Navayikulam. The petitioner challenges the said transfer. Although originally there was an order of status quo, after hearing the learned Government Pleader, the same was not extended. Thereafter, the learned counsel for the petitioner has been seeking time to file representation before the higher authorities and to move the writ petition seeking disposal of the same. He has obtained several adjournments for producing the representation in the writ petition. The same has not been produced. Today when the matter was taken up, the counsel for the petitioner is absent. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to take up his grievances before the higher authorities appropriately. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. smvd