IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2011 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14461 of 2011(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- C.P.RAMESAN, SUPERINTENDENT, VAIKOM MUNICIPALITY, VAIKOM, (NOW UNDER ORDERS OF TRANSFER TO CHAVAKKAD). BY ADVS. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.T.R.SADEESAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH SMT.DIVYA CHANDRAN RESPONDENT : ---------------------- THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 14461 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Superintendent in Municipal Common Service. While he was working at Cochin Corporation he was promoted and posted to Vaikom Municipality by Ext.P1 order. Subsequently the petitioner was transferred by Ext.P2 to Chavakkad Municipality. The petitioner claims that being a member of Scheduled Caste he is entitled to preference in the place of posting. The petitioner submits that a vacancy has arisen at Tripunithura and seeking a transfer to that vacancy, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3. The petitioner relies on Ext.P4 for preference in consideration for accommodation in that vacancy. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 before the vacancy at Tripunithura, is filled up. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, W.P.(C)No. 14461 of 2011 -2- I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, before filling up of the alleged vacancy at Tripunithura, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/