IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 23RD OCTOBER 2008 / 1ST KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 21776 of 2008(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- RAMACHANDRAN NAIR ,AGED 62 YEARS, S/O. P.K.NARAYANAN NAIR, KOOVAKALATHIL HOUSE GANDHI NAGAR P.O.,PERUMBAYIKKADU VILLAGE KOTTAYAM DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.ESM.KABEER RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE SECRETARY KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. SOSAMMA JACOB, W/O.SONI.K.THOMAS KOCHUPURAKKAL, KUDAMALOOR P.O.,KOTTAYAM NOW WORKING AS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER K.S.E.B KALAMASSERY ADV. SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B SRI. K.S.ANIL, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ====================================== W.P.(C)No.21776 of 2008 ====================================== Dated this the 23rd day of October 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an Electrical Contractor. In respect of the alleged illegal acts committed by the third respondent, while she was working as Assistant Executive Engineer in the Electrical Sub Division, Gandhi Nagar, Kottayam which falls under Pallam Electrical Division, the petitioner had filed Ext.P1 complaint in the Court of the Special Judge (Vigilance) Thrissur. The petitioner submits that the said complaint is pending investigation and that notwithstanding the said fact, steps are being taken to transfer and post the third respondent who is an Executive Engineer, in the Pallam Electrical Division, which is the controlling office of Electrical Sub Division, Gandhi Nagar, Kottayam where she was formerly working as Assistant Executive Engineer. In this writ petition, the petitioner prays for a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding respondents 1 and 2 not to transfer and post the third respondent as Executive Engineer, Electrical Division, Pallam till the disposal of the complaint filed by him in the Court of the Special Judge (Vigilance), Thrissur. W.P.(C)21776/2008 2 When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.K.S.Anil, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board submitted that there is no proposal at present to transfer and post the third respondent as Executive Engineer in Pallam Electrical Division. The said submission should dispel any apprehension which the petitioner entertains as regards the transfer and posting of the third respondent to Pallam Electrical Division. The writ petition is accordingly closed, reserving liberty with the petitioner to bring to the notice of the competent authority among the respondents that Ext.P1 complaint filed by him in the Court of the Special Judge (Vigilance) Thrissur against the third respondent is pending investigation and that till such time as the Court of the Special Judge (Vigilance) Thrissur disposes of the complaint, the third respondent should not be given a posting in Pallam Electrical Division. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE css/