IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2011 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33803 of 2011(A) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ PROF.PRASAD, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.SREEDHARAN, KALLUVILA, NJARACKAL, PERINAD P.O., KOLLAM-691601. BY ADVS. SRI.V.JAYAPRADEEP SMT.V.V.RISANI SRI.SANEESH KUNJUKUNJU RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 2. THE DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 3. PROF.P.K.AMBY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, GOVT.ENGG COLLEGE, BARTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.M.A.FAYAZ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 33803 of 2011(A) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE TRANSFER ORDER GO(RT)NO.914/H.EDN. DT.24-6-2011. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF THE MOTHER OF PETITIONER. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE PETITION DT.30-6-2011 TO R1. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE PETITION DT.27-6-2011 OF THE WIFE OF PETITIONER. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE PETITION DT.17-10-11 OF THE WIFE OF PETITIONER. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE RECEIPT DT.17-7-2011. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE LETTER DT.20-10-11 FROM THE UNDER SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS :NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE ln T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.33803 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 19th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an Associate Professor in the Higher Education Department and is working in the Government Engineering College, Painavu in Idukki District. By Exhibit P1, the petitioner was ordered to be transferred from the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram to the said College. 2. The petitioner points out various personal difficulties he is experiencing due to his transfer. 3. The petitioner moved the Government by filing Exhibit P3 representation seeking to cancel the order of transfer. The petitioner's wife also filed a representation as per Exhibit P4. 4. Exhibit P7 is a communication from the State Public Information Officer of the Higher Education Department informing that a further clarification has been sought with the Director of Technical Education and after getting a reply to the same, it will be examined and action will be intimated. It is a letter addressed to the petitioner's wife. W.P.(C)No.33803/11 -2- 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that thereafter also nothing has been done in the matter and the next general transfer is due. 6. In that view of the matter, there will be a direction to the Government to take a final decision on Exhibit P3, after considering various aspects within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment and at any rate before the next general transfer order is issued. The petitioner will forward a copy of the Writ Petition along with a copy of this judgment to the Government for compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. SD/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn