IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 10080 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. S.GOPAKUMAR, STATION OFFICER, FIRE AND RESCUE STATION, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. P.J.JUDE THADEUS, STATION OFFICER, FIRE AND RESCUE STATION, TRIPPUNITHURA. 3. AJAY.T.K., ASSISTANT STATION OFFICER, FIRE AND RESCUE STATION, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.B.UNNIKRISHNA KAIMAL SRI.V.MADHUSUDHANAN SRI.T.ISSAC RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE COMMANDANT GENRAL, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES, HOUSING BOARD JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 10080 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 30th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioners 1 and 2 are Station Officers in the Fire and Rescue Services Department. The 3rd petitioner is an Assistant Station Officer of the same department. They seek transfers to the stations of their choice. Vacancies in those posts are likely to arise on retirement on 31.3.2011. The petitioners apprehend that before considering their claims for transfers to the vacancies arising, the juniors of the petitioners would be accommodated there by promotion. The petitioners, therefore, have filed Exts.P4, P4(a), P5, P5(a), P6 and P6(a) representations before the respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P4, P4(a), P5, P5(a), P6 and P6(a) expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P4, P4(a), P5, P5(a), P6 and P6(a), within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Till orders are thus passed, vacancies to which the petitioners seek transfers, shall not be filled up by juniors of the petitioners. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge