{"id":76530,"date":"2006-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/devi-s-vs-the-chief-engineer-h-r-m-on-20-november-2006"},"modified":"2016-05-10T10:25:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T04:55:09","slug":"devi-s-vs-the-chief-engineer-h-r-m-on-20-november-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/devi-s-vs-the-chief-engineer-h-r-m-on-20-november-2006","title":{"rendered":"Devi. S. vs The Chief Engineer (H.R.M.) on 20 November, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Devi. S. vs The Chief Engineer (H.R.M.) on 20 November, 2006<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 30577 of 2006(M)\n\n\n1. DEVI. S., WORKING AS CASHIER AT\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (H.R.M.)\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.O.D.SIVADAS\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.K.DENESAN\n\n Dated :20\/11\/2006\n\n O R D E R\n                            K.K.DENESAN, J.\n\n                   -----------------------------\n\n                       WP(C)No. 30577 OF 2006\n\n                   -----------------------------\n\n                Dated this the 20th November, 2006.\n\n\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The   petitioner   who   is   working   as   Cashier   in   the<\/p>\n<p>Electrical   Division   of   the   Kerala   State   Electricity   Board<\/p>\n<p>has   been   transferred   as   per   Ext.P1   order   passed   by   the<\/p>\n<p>first   respondent   on   28.2.2006   from   Electrical   Division,<\/p>\n<p>Mavelikkara to Electrical Circle, Kollam.   The grievance of<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner is that despite the lapse of more than eight<\/p>\n<p>months,  Ext.P1  has  not  been  given  effect  to  in  the  case  of<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<p>      2.     This   Court   has   taken   the   view   in   similar   matters<\/p>\n<p>that   the   beneficiaries   of   transfer   orders   passed   by   the<\/p>\n<p>competent   authorities   shall   not   be   denied   that   benefit   for<\/p>\n<p>long,   merely   on   the   ground   of   non-availability   of<\/p>\n<p>substitutes to replace them.   Hence there shall be an order<\/p>\n<p>directing   the   respondents   to   relieve   the   petitioner   from<\/p>\n<p>Electrical   Division,   Mavelikkara   forthwith,   at   any   rate,<\/p>\n<p>within two weeks on the petitioner producing a copy of this<\/p>\n<p>judgment  along   with   a   copy   of   the   writ   petition   before   the<\/p>\n<p>second   respondent.           Writ   petition   is   disposed   of<\/p>\n<p>accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                              K.K.DENESAN<\/p>\n<p>                                                                      Judge<\/p>\n<p>jj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Devi. S. vs The Chief Engineer (H.R.M.) on 20 November, 2006 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 30577 of 2006(M) 1. DEVI. S., WORKING AS CASHIER AT &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (H.R.M.) &#8230; Respondent 2. 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