UMA KANT v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ADDL. CHIEF SECY./ PRIN. SECY. PUBLIC WORKS DEPTT. LKO. AND ANOTHER
WRIA/11202/2025 · 2025-09-22
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 11202 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE ABDUL MOIN, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today in Court is taken on record.
2. Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for respondent no.1 and Sri Shishir Jain, learned counsel for respondents no.2 and 3.
3. With the consent of learned counsels appearing for the contesting parties, the writ petition is being finally decided.
4. Under challenge is transfer order dated 25.08.2025, a copy of which is annexure no.1 to the petition by which the petitioner has been transferred from district Lucknow to Dehradun.
5. Learned counsel for petitioner has raised various grounds to challenge the impugned transfer order, however the Court is of the view that the said grounds fall in the realm of the grounds to be considered by the respondents at the first instance.
6. Accordingly, without entering into the merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to submit a comprehensive representation against the impugned transfer order dated 25.08.2025 before respondent no. 3 within a period of one week from today.
7. In case such a representation is made, respondent no. 3 shall proceed to Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vedant Srivastava, Avinash Singh Vishen, Sajeet Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shishir Jain Uma Kant .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy./ Prin. Secy. Public Works Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s)
decide the same in accordance with law considering the grounds taken by the petitioner in the representation, which would be decided within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the representation alongwith copy of this order.
8. Till disposal of representation no coercive action shall be taken by the respondents against the petitioner in pursuance of the impugned transfer order.
9. It is made clear that if the petitioner does not submit his representation within the time specified, then the benefit of this order shall not be available to him. September 22, 2025 A. Katiyar WRIA No. 11202 of 2025 2 (Abdul Moin,J.) Digitally signed by :- AMIT KATIYAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench