IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 28TH JUNE 2011 / 7TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17322 of 2011(M) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.V.ANILKUMAR, UPPER DIVISION CLERK, ALAPPUZHA MUNICIPALITY, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.T.R.SADEESAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH SMT.DIVYA CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: acd WP(C).No. 17322 of 2011(M) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF RELEVANT EXTRACT OF ORDER NO.E3-4343/2010 DTD 12.3.2010 ISSUE DBY R2. EXT.P2: COPY OF APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ON 4.1.2011 FOR TRANSFER. EXT.P3: COPY OF OBJECTION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R2 DATED 9.5.2011. EXT.P4: COPY OF RELEVANT EXTRACT OF ORDER NO.E6-960/11 DATED 18.6.2011 ISSUED BY R2. EXT.P5: COPY OF APPEAL SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE R1 DTD 20.6.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. acd S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.17322 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is an Upper Division Clerk in the Alappuzha Municipality, is aggrieved by non-consideration of his application for transfer. In this regard, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd