Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:47590 Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9157 of 2025 Petitioner :- Raj Kumar Chaudhary Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Food And Civil Supplies Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rakesh Kumar Chaudhary,Ayush Chaudhary 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 25.07.2025 whereby he has been transferred from Devipatan Division to Jhansi. 3. It has been submitted that impugned order has been passed in violation of paragraph-4 (iv) as well as paragraph-5 (iii) of the Government Order dated 06.05.2025 whereby options provided by petitioner in terms thereof since he was earlier working in an aspirational district, have not been taken into consideration. 4. Learned State Counsel has been provided written instructions dated 12.08.2025, a copy of which is taken on record and submits that petitioner has been transferred in view of various complaints having been received against his working. 5. However, from a perusal of impugned order, it does not appear that petitioner has been transferred as a measure of punishment. 6. Nonetheless, it is provided in paragraph-4 (iv) of the Government Order dated 06.05.2025 that options submitted by all such persons who were employed in an aspirational district are required to be considered. 7. In view of aforesaid, the opposite party no.3 i.e. Food Commissioner, U.P, Food and Civil Supplies Department, Lucknow is directed to consider and decide options dated 24.06.2025 provided by petitioner or any fresh options provided by petitioner in terms of paragraph-4 (iv) of the Government Order expeditiously within a period of ten days from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority. 8. With aforesaid directions, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 14.8.2025 Satish Digitally signed by :- SATISH KUMAR BHARATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench