IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST AUGUST 2011 / 9TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23554 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- G.VINODKUMAR, SUB REGISTRAR, KOZHENCHERY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 102. 2. SRI.R.VIJAYAKUMAR, SUB REGISTRAR, PANDALAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 501. 3. SRI ALEX M.GEORGE, SUB REGISTRAR, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT-689 101. BY G.P.SRI.A.J.VARGHESE FOR R1. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 23554 of 2011(T) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR GENERAL TRANSFER 2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 24.12.2010. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF TRANSFER ORDER DATED 6.7.2011 ISSUED BY 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 8.7.2011. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C)NO.19451 OF 2011 DATED 20.7.2011. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DATED 26.7.2011 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF OBJECTIONS FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 1.8.2011. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 20.8.2011. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF ORDER OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 23.8.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL // TRUE COPY // TKS P.S. TO JUDGE C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.23554 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated 31st August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Sub Registrar in Kozhenchery in Pathanamthitta District. His grievance is against Ext.P8 order whereby after retaining the junior most person, the third respondent, at Thiruvalla he has been transferred and posted to Kozhenchery. Earlier, the 2nd respondent approached this Court by filing W.P.(C) No.19451 of 2011. That writ petition was disposed of as per Ext.P4 judgment. Pursuant to Ext.P4 judgment, the first respondent issued notices to the petitioner, 2nd and 3rd respondents and some other persons as well. On receipt of such notices the petitioner as also the others submitted their objections. Thereafter, Ext.P8 order was passed. The grievance of the petitioner is that while passing Ext.P8 order dated 28.3.2011 there was absolutely no justification for retaining the third respondent who is the junior most in the category at Thiruvalla and posting the petitioner to Kozhenchery. In short, the grievance of the petitioner is against the transfer and posting given to the third respondent and his consequential retention at Thiruvalla. In case the petitioner is aggrieved by the posting of the third respondent ignoring his seniority, it will be open to him to approach the first WP(C).No.23554/2011 2 respondent by raising his grievances through a proper representation. In case the petitioner files such a representation the first respondent shall consider the same with notice to the petitioner as also to the third respondent and consider and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS