IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2007 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 13925 of 2006(G) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ----------------- NAZER BABU.T., AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.LATE T.MUHAMMED, PRINTER GRADE-I, GOVT. PRESS, SHORNUR (O.D.KOZHIKODE), RESIDING AT CHINGAMKULATHIL HOUSE, VAZHAKKAD P.O., MALAPPURAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.A.M.THOMAS SRI.P.K.ABDUL RAHMAN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING, PRINTING DEPARTMENT, GOVT. CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRESS, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 13925 of 2006(G) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 1.2.2005 ISSUED BY THE MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, CALICUT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE RELIEVING ORDER OF THE PETITIONER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 20.5.2006 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE MEMO DATED 22.5.2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ORDER IN G.O.(P).NO.27/83/P&ARD DATED 13.5.93. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R1(a): COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING CONVENED ON 9.6.2005. EXT.R1(b): COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.8967/06/E8 DTD 16.5.2006. OF THE DIRECTOR OF PRINTING. EXT.R1(c): COPYOF GOVERNMENT LETTER DATED 25.3.2006. ......... BKN // TRUE COPY// K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------------ WP(C)NO.13925 OF 2006-G ------------------------------------------ Judgment The petitioner, who was a Printer Grade I, attached to the Government Press, Shoranur, was allowed to be posted on other duty basis at the Government Press, Kozhikode. Later, he was reverted to his parent press at Shoranur. The Government took a policy decision to do away with other duty postings and in implementation of that policy decision, the petitioner was reverted. He has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 1st respondent, praying that he may be posted back to Government Press, Kozhikode, on other duty basis, on compassionate grounds. Thereafter, this Writ Petition is filed, seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3. Since the prayer of the petitioner is to post him on other duty basis and the same is not permissible in the light of the policy decision taken by the Government, no purpose will be served by directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as the same will be dismissed. In the result, the petitioner is not entitled to get any relief. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. 13.06.2007 K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE sta 2