KRIPA SHANKAR TIWARI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. REVENUE DEPTT. LKO. AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/8548/2025 · 2025-08-01
Manish Mathur
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:44617 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8548 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kripa Shankar Tiwari Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Revenue Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sudhir Kumar Pandey,Rama Niwas Pathak Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite parties.
2. Present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed seeking direction to authority concerned to decide representation dated 28.05.2025 filed by his wife for transfer from District Varanasi to District Ambedkar Nagar in terms of letter dated
15.05.2025.
3. Learned State Counsel has been provided written instructions dated 30.07.2025, a copy of which is taken on record and as per which, earlier petitioner had been transferred from District Ambedkar Nagar to District Varanasi vide order dated 30.06.2024 primarily on ground that out of his total service of 33 years, he had spent 26 years in District Ambedkar Nagar. It also states that various writ petitions were filed by petitioner challenging aforesaid orders whereby subsequently this Court vide
order dated 17.09.2024 passed in WRIT - A No. - 7952 of 2024 directed petitioner's representation to be decided sympathetically and for his continuance at his earlier place of posting till completion of academic session whereafter he was to join at the transferred place immediately.
4. Learned counsel for petitioner in response thereto submits that, subsequently, Consolidation Commissioner, U.P. by means of letter dated 15.05.2025 has provided an option for all such persons who are undergoing serious ailments for being transferred in terms of their options. It
is therefore submitted that petitioner is seeking benefit of the said order.
5. Considering the fact that opposite parties themselves have issued letter dated 15.05.2025, the benefit of which is being sought by petitioner, the competent authority is
directed to consider and decide representation of petitioner dated 28.05.2025 expeditiously preferably within a period of four weeks from receipt of a certified copy of this order along with copy of the said representation in view of submission of learned counsel for petitioner that petitioner's posting may be considered near Lucknow and not Ambedkar Nagar since he is undergoing treatment at Lucknow.
6. With aforesaid direction, the petition stands finally
disposed of.
Order Date :- 1.8.2025 kvg/- Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench