IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2008 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 23056 of 2007(T) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. C.K.GOPAKUMAR, S/O V.K.KESAVAN, AGED 40 YEARS, MANGATTUPARAMBIL HOUSE, MYNAGAPPALLY NORTH, KOLLAM PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AS HEAD CONSTABLE, NO.4838, A.R.CAMP, THRISSUR. 2. BIJU, S/O YOHANNAN, AGED 38 YEARS, KOCHUPAVATHUMVILA, KOTTARA, KOLLAM, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AS HEAD CONSTABLE, NO.4877, A.R.CAMP, THRISSUR. 3. JOY, S/O XAVIER, AGED 35 YEARS, VADAKKEKADA PUTHEN VEEDU, VELLIMON, KOLLAM PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AS HEAD CONSTABLE, NO.4996, A.R.CAMP, THRISSUR. 4. RAJABHADRAN, S/O KARUNAKARAN, AGED 37 YEARS, KUNNATHU VEEDU, CHAVARA SOUTH, KOLLAM, EMPLOYED AS HEAD CONSTABLE, NO.4993, A.R.CAMP, THRISSUR. 5. MANOJ, S/O CLEATUS, AGED 35 YEARS, ANIL SADANAM, KUMBALAM, KOLLAM, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AS HEAD CONSTABLE, NO.5038, A.R.CAMP, THRISSUR. 6. K.G.JOHNSON, S/O GEEVARGHESE, AGED 35 YEARS, KOLFE, EAST KALLADA, KOLLAM, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AS HEAD CONSTABLE, NO.5254, A.R.CAMP, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.GOVIND K.BHARATHAN (SR.) SRI.C.A.JOY W.P.(C) NO.23056/2007 RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM DISTRICT, KOLLAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.NANDAKUMAR FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO. 23056/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.10/88 DT. 20.6.88. P2:- COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE ABOVE WAITING LIST FOR THE YEAR 2006. P3:- COPY OF THE ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS DT. 16.10.06. P4:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 9.7.07 SUBMITTED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT P5:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A1-5872/90/Q DT. 14.8.90. P6:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.A1 5872/90/Q DT. 31.12.90. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ====================================== W.P.(C)No.23056 of 2007 ====================================== Dated this the 24th day of October 2008 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.Govind K.Bharathan, the learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.Nandakumar, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioners are presently working as Head Constables in the District Armed Reserve, Thrissur. They claim inter district transfer to District Armed Reserve, Kollam. In this writ petition, they pray for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the second respondent to consider their request for inter district transfer to District Armed Reserve, Kollam. Since the authority competent to order such transfer is the Director General of Police, the Director General of Police was impleaded as the additional third respondent. The petitioners have also submitted Ext.P5 representation dated 18.10.2008 before the Director General of Police, seeking inter district transfer to District Armed Reserve, Kollam. 2. Whether going by the rules in force, the petitioners are entitled to inter-district transfer and posting to District Armed W.P.(C) No.23056/2007 2 Reserve, Kollam is essentially a matter for the Director General of Police to decide atleast in the first instance. It was only by Ext.P5 dated 18.10.2008 that the petitioners moved the Director General of Police in that regard. The Director General of Police is yet to take a decision in the matter. However, having regard to the fact that the petitioners have been agitating the issue for the past 2 years in this Court, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent, the Director General of Police to consider the request made by the petitioners in Ext.P5 and take a decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE css/