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2025 DAILYLAW 15303 (UTT)

AJAY KUMAR v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPSS/343/2024 · 2025-12-08

Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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2025:UHC:10878 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/343/2024 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. No representation for the petitioner. Mr. Narayan Dutt, Standing Counsel for the State. 2. Petitioner is serving as Additional Assistant Engineer in Rural Works Department. He was transferred from Udham Singh Nagar Division to Pithoragarh Division vide order dated 01.03.2024. Thus feeling aggrieved by his transfer, petitioner approached this Court. 3. An interim order was passed in favour of petitioner on 05.03.2024, pursuant to which petitioner is still serving at the place where he was earlier posted. 4. Since petitioner holds a transferable post, therefore no useful purpose would be served by keeping this writ petition pending. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make representation against transfer to Chief Engineer, Level-1, Rural Works Department. 6. If petitioner makes such representation within two weeks from today, Chief Engineer concerned shall look into the matter and pass appropriate order, as per law, within six weeks thereafter. 2025:UHC:10878 7. For a period of eight weeks, or till decision is taken on petitioner’s representation, whichever is earlier, status quo as regards petitioner’s posting shall be maintained. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 08.12.2025 Mahinder/ MAHINDER SINGH Digitally signed by MAHINDER SINGH DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=da6212e6e78d94ed3134842bc6a8d6ca168979ca7b8c2f031a92d1a18b08923c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=AB77B7C5B240908B392BE84F5CDD4C2AF35DC4626D305B1BC9EA4BAB A43D2B8F, cn=MAHINDER SINGH Date: 2025.12.08 17:04:06 +05'30'