IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2010 / 14TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17310 of 2010(K) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- KUMARI .D.S.SREEKALA,'GOPIKA', KANNANKODE, NARUVANMOODU PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT OFFICER, EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR SRI.RAJU SEBASTIAN VADAKKEKKARA RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (KERALA), EMPLOYMENT DIRECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, EMPLOYMENT DIRECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-14. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.17310 of 2010 (K) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 4th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Since 04/12/2006, the petitioner is working as Junior Employment Officer in Town Employment Exchange, Neyyattinkara. She had applied for a transfer to the Directorate of Employment, Thiruvananthapuram. Exts.P2 & P3 are the applications made. According to the petitioner, ignoring her requests, 3rd respondent issued orders dated 19/02/2009 & 05/08/2009 posting several others including her juniors. Subsequently by Ext.P4, she was transferred and posted to District Employment Exchange, Thiruvananthapuram. Against that order, she submitted Ext.P5 to the 2nd respondent and the 2nd respondent by Ext.P6 proceedings cancelled Ext.P4. The petitioner states that even now vacancies are available in the Directorate of Employment and therefore she submitted Exts.P7 & P8 to the 2nd respondent requesting for a posting. These requests, according to her, are not considered and therefore, this writ petition has been filed. 2. If as stated by the petitioner, she is eligible for transfer WP(C) No.17310/2010 -2- to the Directorate of Employment, Thiruvananthapuram and vacancy is available to accommodate her, there is no reason why her request shall not be considered. Be that as it may, having regard to the pendency of Exts.P7 & P8, it is directed that the 2nd respondent shall consider those representations and orders thereon shall be passed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE.