IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 33369 of 2008(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MEERA.S., ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION, RAMAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.PHILIP M.VARUGHESE SRI.AMRIT RAJ BABY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, POWER HOUSE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. * ADDL R3 THE CHIEF ENGINEER(HRM) THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VYDHYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (IMPLEADED AS ADDL.R3 AS PER ORDER DT 25.11.08 IN IA.14653/08) BY SRI.K.S.ANIL, SC , KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ----------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 33369 of 2008 ----------------------------- Dated this 25th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.Philip M.Varughese, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.K.S.Anil, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board. 2. The petitioner is presently working as Assistant Executive Engineer in the Electrical Sub Division at Ramapuram, Pala since 6-8-2007. Her grievance is that though she had applied for transfer and posting to a station nearer to her residence in Kottayam, the said request was not considered,during the general transfer for the year 2008. She submits that vacancies of Assistant Executive Engineer exist in the (1)Electrical Division at Pallom, (2) Electrical Sub Division at Manarcadu (3) Sub Regional Store, Kottayam Circle at Pallom (4) TCMS, Kottayam and (5)TMR Division, Kottayam Circle at Pallom. Seeking transfer to any one of the said vacancies she has submitted Ext.P5 representation before the Chief Engineer. In this writ petition the petitioner inter alia prays for a direction to the Chief Engineer to consider her request for transfer and posting against any one of the said vacancies. 3. Sri.K.S.Anil, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board submits that if as stated by the petitioner vacancies exist, the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P5 will also be considered alongwith the requests made by others, in the light of the guidelines wpc:33369 of 2008 governing transfer and posting of employees and a decision taken thereon. After hearing the learned counsel appearing on either side, I am of the opinion that if vacancies exist as stated by the petitioner in Ext.P5, it is only appropriate that the Chief Engineer bestows attention to the said request at the earliest. Accordingly, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner in Ext.P5 before the vacancies referred to therein are filled up. If the vacancies have already been filled up, the third respondent shall consider whether the petitioner can be accommodated elsewhere, nearer to Kottayam. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE wpc:33369 of 2008 P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ----------------------------- I.A.No.14653 in W.P.(C) NO: 33369 of 2008 ----------------------------- Dated this 25th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard. This is an application to implead the third respondent in this application as the additional third respondent in the writ petition. Not opposed. Allowed. Registry to carry out the necessary amendments to the cause title. P.N.RAVINDRAN,JUDGE