IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2009 / 15TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 17703 of 2009(G) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ N.SAJEENA, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, GENERATION DIVISION, KALLARKUTTY. BY ADVS. MR.G.SASIDHARAN CHEMPAZHANTHIYIL MR.S.VISHNU RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, GENERATION DIVISION, KALLARKUTTY, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, GENERATION CIRCLE, MEENCUT, CHITHIRAPURAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. CHIEF ENGINEER(HRM), KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.K.S.ANIL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------- W.P(C) No. 17703 of 2009-G ------------------------------ Dated this the 6th day of July, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner and her husband were working as Assistant Engineers in the Generation Division of the Kerala State Electricity Board at Kallarkutty. By Ext.P1 order both of them were transferred along with others from their respective stations. The petitioner’s husband was transferred from Panniar Task Force, Kallarkutty and posted in Electrical Circle, Kollam. He was relieved from Kallarkutty and he joined duty in the station to which he has been transferred. The petitioner was transferred and posted in the head office of the Board at Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioner’s grievance is that though more than five months have passed after the order of transfer was passed, she has not been relieved. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to give effect to Ext.P1 order of transfer and to post her in the office of the Member (GEN) at Thiruvananthapuram. 2. Sri.K.S.Anil, the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submits on instructions that the petitioner could not be relieved for want of a substitute and that as and when a substitute is posted at Kallarkutty, the petitioner will be relieved. The learned standing counsel submits that petitioner will in any case be relieved W.P(C) No. 17703 of 2009-G 2 within two months from today. In the light of the submissions made at Bar by the learned standing counsel for the Kerala State Electricity Board, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to post a substitute in the place of the petitioner in the Generation Division at Kallarkutty and give effect to Ext.P1 order of transfer by relieving the petitioner so as to enable her to join duty in the office of the Member (GEN) at Thiruvananthapuram, within two months from today. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN JUDGE //True Copy// PA to Judge ab W.P(C) No. 17703 of 2009-G 3