JUDGMENT :

C.S. Dias, J.

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by Ext. P4 order transferring him from the Thiruvananthapuram office to the Malappuram office of the 1st respondent.

2. The petitioner had joined the first respondent Board as a Lower Division Typist in the year 1993. He was promoted to the post of U.D. Typist, Junior Co-operative Inspector, Senior Cooperative Inspector, Senior Co-operative Inspector, Senior Cooperative Inspector (Spl. Gr.) and is presently working as Assistant Registrar.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that he is an active worker of the Kerala State Khadi Board Employees Union and has been holding the responsibilities of working Chairman and General Secretary. Due to his relationship with union, at the instigation of a rival union, the petitioner was earlier transferred by the second respondent without the authority of the Board of the first respondent. The transfer was stayed by Ext. P1 order passed by this Court. Accordingly, the petitioner is continuing at the District Office.

4. The petitioner's father was a freedom fighter. After he passed away, the benefits of a freedom fighter have been conferred on his mother. By virtue of Ext. P3, the Government has o