IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2011 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14273 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.S.SOMAN, COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER-I, IVTH CIRCLE, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.VELLAYANI SUNDARARAJU SMT.P.MEENAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, COMMERCIAL TAX DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, VIKAS BHAVAN.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. MR. ANTONY MUKKATH - GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.14273 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of May, 2011 JUDGMENT On promotion as Commercial Tax Officer, the petitioner was posted in Ernakulam District. The petitioner is a native of Idukki. According to the petitioner, there are three open vacancies at Idukki and the petitioner could have been accommodated in one of those vacancies. Seeking a transfer to Idukki, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd