ORDER

Per: Justice Sunil Thomas, Judicial Member -

The applicant commenced her service as a Lady Village Officer under the Lakshadweep administration in 2005. She was promoted as Lady Social Welfare Organizer in 2020, in PB-1 with Grade Pay of Rs. 2,800/- in level-5 of the pay matrix and was posted at Kavaratti. According to the applicant there was only one post of Lady Social Welfare Organizer (LSWO) in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The official in-charge of different units of Women and Child Department are known as Mukhya Sevikas. There is already one Mukhya Sevika at Androth island. However, the post of Lady Village Extension Officer (LVEO) at Androth is vacant. Recently, 6 LVEOs were recruited. One among them was proposed to be posted at Androth. The proposal of deputing that newly recruited LVEO to Androth was modified by the 2^nd respondent and applicant was transferred and posted to Androth by Annexure A1 office order. It was provided in Annexure A1 that she was to continue to draw salary from Kavaratti. According to the applicant, there was no post of LSWO in Androth. Hence, she was transferred and posted to a lower post of LVEO at Androth. She has two school going chil