IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2010 / 11TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19884 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- N.M.LATHA, W/O.P.R.RAJAN, AGED 53, PRINCIPAL, GOVT,POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, MUTTOM, THODUPUZHA, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT THATHUPARA HOUSE, KALATHIL LANE, ALUVA POST, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.C.ELDHO RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, OFFICE OF DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, PADMA VILASAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.DILIP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------- WP (C) No. 19884 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T ........................... The petitioner is presently working as the Principal of Government Polytechnic College, Muttam in Ernakulam District. She has already completed three years of service at the present station. She has submitted an application with a request for transfer to Curriculum Development Centre in Kalamassery, before the second respondent. Subsequent to the submission of Exhibit P2 application for transfer, the petitioner has also submitted Exhibit P4 representation. In that representation, she has raised certain claims and contentions for getting preference in the matter of transfer to the said place. Despite the receipt of Exhibit P2 application and Exhibit P4 representation, so far no steps have been taken to consider her request, it is submitted. 2 WP (C) No. 19884 of 2010 2. Exhibit P5 is the guidelines for transfer issued by the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction for consideration of her application of transfer in the light of Exhibit P5. 3. Evidently, the petitioner has already submitted Exhibit P2 application for transfer. Thereafter, Exhibit P4 representation was also submitted. The limited prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to consider her request for transfer in the light of Exhibit P5. In the said circumstance, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioner in this Writ Petition, it is disposed with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibits P2 and P4 submitted by the petitioner. At any rate, it shall be done prior to issuance of general transfer order in case it has not already been issued. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE. rkc