IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2011 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 7206 of 2011(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. HARICHANDRAN, DEMONSTRATOR, GOVT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, ADOOR, DIST PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. SASIDHARAN NAIR WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR, T.T.I KOLLAM. 3. K.PADMAKUMAR DEMONSTRATOR, GOVT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE VENNIKULAM, DIST PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.S.MOHANDAS SRI.V.B.PREMACHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HIGHER EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION FORT PO,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.RANI DIOTHIMA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 7206 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 A COPY OF CIRCULAR DATED 7/2/2011 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 A COPY OF SERVICE DATA OF FIRST PETITIONER DOWN LOADED FROM WEBSITE EXT.P3 A COPY OF ORDER DT.8/7/2008 IN I.A.NO.8477/2008 IN WPC 18653/08 EXT.P4 A COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT.14/2/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE SECOND PETITIONER. EXT.P5 A COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT.25/2/2011 SUBMITTED BY FIRST PETITIONER EXT.P6 A COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT.16/2/2011 SUBMITTED BY THIRD PETITIONER EXT.P7 COPY OF TRANSFER GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE GOVT. BY GO(P) NO.13/2000/P&ARD DT.27/4/2000 RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.7206/2011-A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 30th day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are employees under the second respondent Director of Technical Education. The first and third petitioners are working as Demonstrators and the second petitioner is working as Workshop Instructor in different Government Polytechnic Colleges in Pathanamthitta and Kollam Districts. The grievance raised in the writ petition relates to the alleged non consideration of their claims for transfer to vacancies in Thiruvananthapuram District. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that their claims have not been considered properly when the list was finalised as per Ext.P1. 3. Respondents have not filed a counter affidavit. The learned counsel for the petitioners prayed that the second respondent may be directed to consider the representations filed by the petitioners as per Exts.P4 to P6 where their grievances have been W.P.(C). No.7206/2011 -:2:- highlighted. It is also submitted that the transfer orders have not been implemented so far. 4. There will be a direction to the second respondent to consider, in accordance with law, the grievances raised by the petitioners in Exts.P4 to P6 and communicate the decision within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms