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2025 DAILYLAW 143855 (ALL)

KALPANA RANI PATEL AND 3 OTHERS v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY., DEPTT. IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES,U.P. LKO. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/6527/2025 · 2025-05-30

Karunesh Singh Pawar

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:33863 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6527 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kalpana Rani Patel And 3 Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy., Deptt. Irrigation And Water Resources,U.P. Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shobhit Mohan Shukla,Manoj Kumar Chaurasiya,Raj Krishna Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. 1. Heard Sri Shobhit Mohan Shukla, learned counsel for petitioners and Sri Sandeep Sharma, learned standing counsel for the State-respondents. 2. The petitioners by way of this petition have prayed for the following reliefs:- "i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to transfer the petitioners at the places /Division/Circle as mentioned in paragraph Nos.6, 7 and 8 of the writ petition." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are presently working as Tubewell Operator at different places. The relevant details has been given regarding their date of appointment and place of posting as Tubewell Operators in paragraph 6, 7 and 8 of the writ petition. The petitioners in their representations by citing genuine reasons with proof have requested for their transfers to their desired place where details is also given in para 6, 7 and 8 of the writ petition. 4. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners are suffering serious ailment, their families are also suffering on account of indecision at the level of the State authorities. He submits that several Tubewell Operators of the Department of Irrigation and Water Resources are being continuously transferred on the places of their request or at the places of mutual consent. Some of transfer orders are filed as Annexure no.6 to the writ petition. He submits that petitioners' case is at par with such Tubewell Operators specific pleading in this regard has been made in paragraph Nos.12 and 13 of the writ petition. 5. In view of above submission made by parties and with the consent of parties, the petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh individual representation to the respondent No.2 i.e. Engineer In Chief/Head of Department (Mechanical) Irrigation and Water Resources, U.P., Lucknow within a period of two weeks, the same shall be considered and disposed of by reasoned and speaking order within a further period of four weeks. Order Date :- 30.5.2025 Saurabh Yadav/- Digitally signed by :- SAURABH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench