IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18749 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. V.GOVINDARAJ, S/O. VELLA, KRISHI BHAVAN, TARUR AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, ANAKOTTAPARA HOUSE, VILIYANNUR POST, PERIKUNNAM, PALAKKAD DIST. 2. C.SURESH BABU, AGED 41 YRS. AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, KOZHINJAMPARA KRISHI BHAVAN, RESIDING AT SONA BHAVAN, VIDYA NAGAR, CHITTOOR POST, PALAKKAD DIST. 3. ANIL KUMAR K., AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT KRISHI BHAVAN NALLEPPILLY, ALHAROD, MANIYANCHIRA, THENARI POST, PALAKKAD DIST. 4. K.G.SURENDRAN, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, KRISHI BHAVAN, THENKURUSSI, AKATHETHARA, PALAKKAD DIST.,RESIDING AT KAVINKAL VEEDU, PARUTHIPALLI POST, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. SHAJI S., KRISHI BHAVAN AKATHETHARA, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT, RESIDING AT PALLATH HOSUE, KINASSERRY POST, PALAKKAD DT. 6. M.B.CHANDRIKA, AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT KRISHI BHAVAN, MALAMPUZHA, PALAKKAD DT., RESIDING AT 'UTHARAM' CHENGOTUKAVU, AKATHETHARA POST, PALAKKAD DIST. 7. BIJUMON V., AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANT KRISHI BHAVAN ELAPULLY RESIDING AT ELIYAPADAM, NENGODI POST, ELAPULLY PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.SREEJITH WPC NO.18749/2010 RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD, PALAKKAD DIST. 2. THE DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT., AGRCULTURAL DEPARTMENT GOVT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. MR.ARAVIND KUMAR BABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.18749 of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 16th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are Agricultural Assistants, who are working in various Krishi Bhavans in Palakkad District. By Ext.P2, they have been transferred to other Krishi Bhavans within the District itself. It is this order which is under challenge. 2. In Ext.P2 itself, the reason for ordering transfer has been stated thus :- “Director of Agriculture, Thiruvananthapuram vide letter read above has issued detailed job chart of Agricultural Assistants for effective and smooth functioning of Krishi Bhavans. The responsibility of maintaining cash book, stock and stores account, security register etc. has to be entrusted with senior grade Agricultural Assistant. But as many as 8 Krishi Bhavans in this district have no Agricultural Assistant recruited through Public Service Commission. At the same time there exists more than 2 Agricultural Assistants in 10 Krishi Bhavans. The only solution to tide over this situation is to transfer one Agricultural Assistant recruited through Public Service Commission, from the krishi Bhvans having 2 or more Agricultural Assistants.” Nothing has been placed on record to prove the aforesaid statement WP(C) No.18749/2010 -2- contained in Ext.P2 to be wrong. In my view, the aforesaid statement in Ext.P2 discloses ample justification for transfer and therefore, this Court exercising its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India will not be justified in interfering with such orders of transfer. Be that as it may, if the petitioners are aggrieved, I leave it open to them to pursue their grievances before the 1st respondent, who has issued Ext.P2 order, this writ petition is dismissed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg