IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2009 / 23RD POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1270 of 2009(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.VELAYUDHAN, WORKER GRADE I, BUILDING SECTION, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SRI.V.A.JOHNSON (VARIKKAPPALLIL) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE CHIEF ENGINEER, GENERAL & ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.1270/2009-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 13th day of January, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Government servant working as skilled worker Grade-I in the building section under the Public Works Department. He has only 16 months' service remaining before retirement. He is a tuberculosis patient, for which he is undergoing treatment. By Ext.P2, he submitted an application for transfer on 08/01/2008, seeking for a posting in N.H.Section, Palakkad, which is the nearest office to the petitioner's residence. Ext.P3 is the reminder letter dated 21/11/2008. 2. It is submitted that apart from being a diabetic and a patient of Tuberculosis, he has to travel 60 kms per day to reach the place of work. 3. As per Government Order, G.O.(P) No.15/8/P&ARD, dated 22/05/1989, and other later government orders, employees who have only two years to retire from service are entitled to be posted in vacancies in stations of their choice. Therefore, the application for transfer, Ext.P2 and the further representation Ext.P3 will be considered by the Chief Engineer W.P.(C) No.1270/2009 -:2:- in accordance with the guidelines in the matter and appropriate decision will be taken within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms