Chandrasekhara Menon, J.

1. The petitioner is a Doctor working in the Kerala Health Services. While he was working in the Government Rural Dispensary, Porathur, he had requested for transfer from that station. The Government Hospital at Tirur was the first preference or choice given by him when he made a request for transfer. No doubt, he did not get the transfer as requested for but on 5th May 1979, he was posted to the Government Hospital, Tirurangadi. Ext. P-2 is the order of transfer. On 6th November 1979, he was again transferred to Ponnani. Ext. P-3 is that order. Afterwards on 6th September 1980, the petitioner was given a posting at Tirur. Ext. P-4 is the copy of that order.

2. The third respondent is another Doctor working in the Government Hospital, Tirur. He had been at Tirur for some considerable length of time, for more than three years. He was then transferred and posted to the General Hospital at Calicut. He joined duty at Calicut, but then it appears immediately he entered on leave. The petitioner would contend that the third respondent was then trying to get himself transferred back to Tirur. On 23rd May, this year, there was publication in the newspapers reg