IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2009 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 16620 of 2009(V) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- B.FREDDY, TRADE INSTRUCTOR GRADE-I, ELECTRONICS, GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, BARTON HILL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.S.M.PREM, ADVOCATE. MS.K.P.SANTHI, ADVOCATE. MR.P.K.NIJOY, ADVOCATE. MS.C.PRABITHA, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. V.R.SINI, TRADE INSTRUCTOR GRADE-I, GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, WAYANAD. BY MR. A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16620 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2009. J U D G M E N T Aggrieved by Exhibit P3 order of transfer by which the petitioner has been transferred from Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram to Government Engineering College, Wayanad, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 2. The petitioner joined the present station on 30.01.2004. He had been working in different stations from 29.07.1991 after his appointment. Exhibit P1 is the provisional list of transferees wherein the petitioner has been proposed to be transferred to Wayanad District. The petitioner had submitted a representation as per Exhibit P2 objecting to the proposal on various grounds. Presently, by Exhibit P3, proceedings have been finalized. 3. The main grievance raised by the petitioner is that he had not made any request for transfer to Wayanad and had given various choice stations in Exhibit P2 itself. It is stated that so W.P.(C) No.16620/2009 2 many persons are continuing in Trivandrum without being transferred. The petitioner is having two children aged 16 and 7 who are studying in Trivandrum itself. His mother is also aged and sicky. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the grievance raised by the petitioner in Exhibit P2 or any further representation he may wish to submit and pass appropriate orders within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp