IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19583 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.K.SHAMLA BEEVI (SHALU BAIJU) W/O.S.BAIJU, AGED 34 YEARS, HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER (MATHS), GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PALLICKAL (VIA) KILIMANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.A.MUHAMMED SRI.K.E.HAMZA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GENERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 1 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS, SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 1 3. SMT.PREETHAKUMARI, HSST (MATHS), GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL MEDICAL COLLEGE - 695 011, TRIVANDRUM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.DILIP MOHAN FOR R1, R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 19583 of 2010 W ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as H.S.S.T. (Mathematics) in Government Higher Secondary School, Pallickal in Thiruvananthapuram district. She belongs to Muslim community and her husband belongs to Christian community. In the said circumstances, claiming benefit of intercaste marriage as provided under the norms for transfer, the petitioner had submitted Ext.P3 application for transfer. However, ignoring the preferential claim of the petitioner in the matter of transfer, the third respondent was granted transfer as per Ext.P7 to the school opted by the petitioner. Feeling aggrieved by the aforesaid action in ignoring her preferential claim and granting transfer to the third respondent, the petitioner has filed Ext.P8 appeal before the Government. She has raised all her claims and contentions in Ext.P8. Ext.P8 is now pending before the Government. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the WPC.19583/2010 : 2 : date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, with notice to the petitioner and the third respondent. Sd/- (C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge