Court Directs KSRTC to Consider Petitioner's Transfer Request in Upcoming General Transfer Orders - 2024-06-11

## Court Directs KSRTC to Consider Petitioner 's Transfer Request in Upcoming General Transfer Orders ### Category , Sub- Category , and Subject Category : Administrative Law Sub- Category : Service Law Subject: Transfer of Government Employees ### Background The petitioner, a Superintendent at the Sulthanbatherry Depot of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), was transferred from the Thrissur Depot to the Sulthanbatherry Depot. The transfer order was challenged in a writ petition, which was dismissed. The petitioner then filed a representation requesting a posting closer to her home district, which is the subject of the current writ petition. ### Arguments The petitioner's counsel argued that the representations (Exhibits P4 and P6) should be considered when the general transfer orders for 2024 are issued. The respondent's counsel sought time to get instructions on whether the general transfer orders have been issued and submitted that the representations can be considered only if the general transfer orders have not been passed. ### Court's Analysis and Reasoning The court noted that the petitioner had been given liberty by the division bench to file a representation seeking a posting closer to her home district. The court directed the second respondent to take up the petitioner's representations (Exhibits P4 and P6) and pass final orders on them along with the general transfer orders for 2024, if the general transfer orders have not been passed as of today. ### Decision The court disposed of the writ petition, directing the second respondent to consider the petitioner's representations (Exhibits P4 and P6) and pass final orders on them within one month from today, if the general transfer orders for 2024 have not been issued as of now.