IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2009 / 1ST MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 28623 of 2008(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.S. PRAKSASAN, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, MARARIKULAM SOUTH GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADVS. SRI.KURIAN GEORGE KANNANTHANAM (SR.), SRI.TONY GEORGE KANNANTHANAM. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, TRIVANDRUM. 3. P. SURESH PRABHU, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, NEDUMKANDAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, IDUKKI. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/01/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.28623/2008-G: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE TRANSFER ORDER DTD. 20/09/2008 ISSUED FROM THE R.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 04/04/2007 OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (J) DEPARTMENT. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 23/10/2007 FROM THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.28623/2008-G ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The challenge is against Ext.P1 order by which the petitioner has been transferred from Mararikulam Grama Panchayat to Nedungandam Grama Panchayat. The petitioner's transfer was at the request of the third respondent. According to the petitioner, his transfer is ordered in violation of the norms and guidelines in the matter and the third respondent is his junior in service. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that pending the writ petition, the third respondent has been benefited by another transfer. The petitioner seeks for an opportunity to file an appeal before the first respondent. If the petitioner files an appeal within a period of two weeks from today, the same shall be considered by the Government on merits. Final orders shall be passed within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the appeal. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms