PUNEET KUMAR GAUTAM v. KING GEORGE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY U.P. LKO. THRU. VICE CHANCELLOR AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/7280/2025 · 2025-07-10
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:39412 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7280 of 2025 Petitioner :- Puneet Kumar Gautam Respondent :- King George Medical University U.P. Lko. Thru. Vice Chancellor And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Amit Kumar Keshari,Prashant Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- Shubham Tripathi,C.S.C. Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard.
Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is willing to join in pursuance to transfer order dated 26.04.2025 as corrected vide order dated 10.06.2025 but he may be permitted to join in as much as as per the letter dated 28.04.2025, a copy of which is annexure 14 to the writ petition, which had been sent by the head of the department in which the petitioner was sought to the posted, it was indicated that there was only one post and no other person is required. Responding Shri Subham Tripathi, learned counsel for the respondent University states that subsequent thereto another letter dated 15.05.2025 has been issued and the petitioner has been required to join at the transferred place meaning thereby that in case he would be submitting his joining then he would be permitted to join and there is no difficulty in his joining at the transferred place. Considering the aforesaid it is provided that in case the petitioner joins within a period of one week from today then his joining would be permitted by the competent authority. The writ petition is disposed of. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner informs that the respondents have also withheld his salary for not joining at the transferred place of posting. Considering that not joining of the petitioner at the transferred place was prima facie on account of letter dated 28.04.2025 that had been issued and there was no fault on the part of the petitioner, as such the respondents would also consider the claim of the petitioner for his salary which has been withheld.
Order Date :- 10.7.2025 J. K. Dinkar Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench