Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:49636 Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 9343 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anand Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Public Works Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arun Kumar Shukla,Purnima Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed learned counsel for petitioner is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for respondents. 3. The instant petition has been filed against the order dated 12.06.2025 passed by opposite party no.3, whereby the petitioner has been transferred from District- Siddharth Nagar to Jhansi. 4. It has been submitted that the impugned transfer order passed in pursuance of direction issued by the Chief Engineer dated 12.06.2025 indicating the allegations leveled against the petitioner primarily on the aspect that the petitioner continuously demands information under the Right to Information Act and thereafter, on that basis, issues threats on the officials concerned. It is, therefore, submitted that the impugned transfer order has been passed as a measure of punishment on the basis of compliant and is therefore, against the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Somesh Tiwari Vs. Union of India & Ors. reported in 2009 (27) LCD 886. 5. Learned State Counsel, on the basis of instructions received, has submitted that no disciplinary proceeding has been initiated against the petitioner. 6. In view of the above, the petitioner prays for and is granted liberty to move a fresh representation before the respondent no.2., Engineer-in-chief (Development), Public Works Department, U.P., Lucknow, who shall consider and decide the same, expeditiously within a period of two weeks from the date, a certified copy of this order is produced before him. 7. With the aforesaid direction, the present petition is hereby disposed of. Order Date :- 25.8.2025/V. Sinha Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench