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2025 DAILYLAW 164492 (ALL)

RAVI KUMAR NAG v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY. TAX AND REGISTRATION LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIA/10928/2025 · 2025-09-19

Manish Mathur

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 10928 of 2025 Court No. - 8 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. 1. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of the opposite parties. 3. Present petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed challenging order dated 13.06.2025 and 13.08.2025 pertaining to transfer of petitioner from Lucknow to Ayodhya on a Cass IV post. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that opposite parties have ignored the fact that Class IV employees by the very nature and pay- scale should not be transferred to a far off place. It is also submitted that a mid-term transfer would hamper studies of petitioner's children who are currently studying in Lucknow and in his pay-scale, it would be virtually impossible for him to consider their enrollment in any of the Schools in Ayodhya. It is also submitted that no reason whatsoever has been indicated in impugned order requiring petitioner's transfer from Lucknow to Ayodhya. 5. With regard to petitioner's grievance, learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner may be granted liberty to approach authority concerned. 6. In view of innocuous prayer being made and without interfering with the impugned order at this stage, liberty is granted to petitioner to file a representation before opposite party no.4 i.e. Additional Commissioner (Administration), State Tax U.P., Lucknow within a period of three days from the today. In case such a representation is filed within the said time-frame, the same is required to be considered and decided by authority concerned expeditiously by a reasoned and Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Arun Kumar Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Ravi Kumar Nag .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Tax And Registration Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) speaking order within a period of two weeks from receipt of representation of petitioner along with a certified copy of this order. 7. Till the decision on petitioner's representation, petitioner shall not be compelled to join at the transferred placed. 8. With aforesaid direction, the petition stands finally disposed of. September 19, 2025 kvg/- WRIA No. 10928 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- GIREESAN KV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench