DR. ANITA GUPTA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ITS PRIN. SECY. AYUSH DEPTT. OF AYUSH LKO. AND 2 OTHERS
WRIA/7224/2025 · 2025-07-08
Manish Mathur
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:38483 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7224 of 2025 Petitioner :- Dr. Anita Gupta Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Ayush Deptt. Of Ayush Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Raghvendra Ojha Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties.
2. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 15.06.2025, whereby petitioner has been transferred from District Amethi to District Bahraich.
3. It has been submitted that impugned transfer order so far as it relates to petitioner is in violation of paragraph-5 (iii) and (v) of the Government Order dated 06.05.2025 inasmuch as petitioner has less than two years to superannuate and was therefore required to be given a posting of her own choice. It is further submitted that petitioner's spouse Dr. Vijay Kumar Gupta is also currently posted in District Amethi and therefore petitioner was also required to be retained in Amethi on the ground of spousal posting.
4. Since consideration of petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty is granted to petitioner to file a fresh representation before the opposite party no.2 i.e. Director, Ayurvedic Services, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow within a period of three days from today. In case such a representation is filed alongwith her certified copy of this order, the same shall be decided by the said authority within period of ten days from the date of its receipt. It is directed that till the decision of petitioner's representation, petitioner shall not be compelled to join in pursuance of impugned transfer order dated 15.06.2025 at the transferred place.
5. With aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 8.7.2025 Satish Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench