ASHOK SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. URBAN DEVELOPMENT LKO. AND 2 OTHERS
WRIA/6877/2025 · 2025-06-26
Brij Raj Singh
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:36498 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6877 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Urban Development Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sandeep Kumar Ojha,Hari Prasad Gupta,Pawan Kumar Dubey,Smt. Manisha Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Aatreya Tripathi,Hari Prasad Gupta,Namit Sharma Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the private respondent, learned Standing counsel for the State-respondents and perused the record. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the transfer order dated 13.6.2025 passed by the opposite party no. 1 whereby the petitioner has been transferred from Lucknow Nagar Nigam to Aligarh Nagar Nigam against the declared policy of the State Government.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is to retire on 30.9.2026 and his home district is Gorakhpur and his place of posting is Lucknow and the transfer order has been passed by violating the transfer guidelines issued on 6.5.2025 wherein it is provided that the employee should remain posted at the place of posting according to his wish, in case, he is to retire within two years. He has further submitted that his brother is 80% disable and dependent on him. In view of the aforesaid, petitioner is directed to move a fresh representation before the opposite party no. 1 within a period of one week from today and the same shall be decided within three weeks thereafter by a reasoned and speaking order, taking into consideration the relevant policy guidelines. For the period of four weeks or till the decision on the representation, the transfer order dated 13.6.2025 is kept in abeyance. With the aforesaid observation/directions, the writ petition is finally disposed of. [Brij Raj Singh, J.]
Order Date :- 26.6.2025 AKK Digitally signed by :- AMIT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench