Preethi Joseph vs Managing Director

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Mar 31, 2021

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1626045
Court: Kerala High Court
Judge: Honourable Mrs. Justice Anu Sivaraman
Decided On: Mar 31, 2021
Case Number: WP(C)/8627/2021

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Preethi Joseph

Respondent

Managing Director

Excerpt

.....or direction, calling for the records and quash exhibitp1 transferring the petitioner from kottayam to idukki district..”2. heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondent.3. it is submitted by the learned counsel for thepetitioner that the petitioner has now been transferred from kottayam to idukki and that the transfer is creating untold difficulties to the petitioner, who is a woman employee. it is submitted that complaining of the transfer and in view of the fact that the petitioner has served in wayanad and idukki earlier also, the petitioner has submitted ext.p3 representation before the respondent and seeks a consideration of the same.4. having heard the learned standing counselappearing for the respondent, there will be a direction to the respondent to take up, consider and pass orders on ext.p3 representation submitted by the petitioner with notice to the petitioner as well as the substitute, who has been posted to the petitioner's place i.e., sri. aloysius v.p and to pass orders thereon, after hearing them through any appropriate means including video conferencing, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. till suchtime, the petitioner's order of transfer shall not be implemented as against the petitioner. this writ petition is ordered accordingly. sd/- anu sivaraman judge bng/03.04.2021 appendix petitioner's exhibits: exhibit p1 true copy of the order of the respondent dated 10.06.2019.exhibit p2 true copy of the present transfer orderdated 15.02.2021. exhibit p3 true copy of the representation was forwarded to the general manager on 08.03.2021.

Full Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 2021 / 10TH CHAITHRA, 1943 PETITIONER: PREETHI JOSEPH AGED 48 YEARS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, KERALA STATE BACKWARD CLASSES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, RESIDING AT MUNDADAN HOUSE, W/O.VINCENT VARGHESE, KALADY ROAD, ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENT: MANAGING DIRECTOR KERALA STATE BACKWARD CLASSES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., TC 15/25 PANKAJ, VELLAYAMBALAM, TRIVANDRUM , PIN - 695010 OTHER PRESENT: SC M.. SASINDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31.03.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 31st day of March 2021 This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:- “i) To issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ,

order or direction, calling for the records and quash Exhibit

P1 transferring the petitioner from Kottayam to Idukki District..”

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the

petitioner that the petitioner has now been transferred from Kottayam to Idukki and that the transfer is creating untold difficulties to the petitioner, who is a woman employee. It is submitted that complaining of the transfer and in view of the fact that the petitioner has served in Wayanad and Idukki earlier also, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 representation before the respondent and seeks a consideration of the same.

4. Having heard the learned Standing Counsel

appearing for the respondent, there will be a direction to the respondent to take up, consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 representation submitted by the petitioner with notice to the petitioner as well as the substitute, who has been posted to the petitioner's place i.e., Sri. Aloysius V.P and to pass orders thereon, after hearing them through any appropriate means including video conferencing, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till such

time, the petitioner's order of transfer shall not be implemented as against the petitioner. This writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- ANU SIVARAMAN JUDGE Bng/03.04.2021 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE RESPONDENT DATED 10.06.2019.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PRESENT TRANSFER ORDER

DATED 15.02.2021. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE GENERAL MANAGER ON 08.03.2021.

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