IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 16TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3794 of 2009(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- DINESHAN PUTHALATH, MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR, REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.SOJAN MICHEAL SMT.DHANYA P.ASHOKAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT (C) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 3794 of 2009-B - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of February, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a native of Kanur District and his family is settled at Mamba, Kannur. His wife is employed as a Teacher there. He is now working as a Motor Vehicle Inspector at Attingal, Trivandrum from 3.7.2007. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is entitled for the benefit of Ext.P4 Circular dated 29.11.2007 restoring the privileges of inter-caste married employees. The petitioner has moved the competent authority by filing Ext.P3 representation seeking for passing appropriate orders in the matter. The petitioner has got a further case that he is ailing due to Inter Vertebral Disc Prolapse and cannot travel from Kannur to Attingal frequently. This has necessitated him to take leave continuously also. 3. Heard learned Govt. Pleader also. 4. Since the petitioner has already moved the competent authority for appropriate relief for a suitable posting to him, there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 in accordance Wpc 3794/2009 2 with the guidelines and circulars issued in the matter, expeditiously. Since the application for general transfer has been invited already, the petitioner can file an application in the necessary form also before the date of expiry. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/