SANTOSH KUMAR TIWARI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. ITS ADDL.CHIEF SECY./PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF BASIC EDU. LKO. AND 4 OTHERS
WRIA/11922/2025 · 2025-10-15
Shree Prakash Singh
Transfer Petitionbody2025
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[ 2025 DAILYLAW 197262 (ALL) · dailylaw.ai ]
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 11922 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ranvijay Singh, learned counsel for the respondent no.3, Sri Shailendra Singh Rajawat, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State. Instant application has been filed with the following prayers:-
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari to quash the transfer of opposite party no.5 from PS- Rotigawn to JHS Sherkhanpur, Dostpur, District- Sultanpur, through Basic Siksha Parishad/10646/2025-26, dated 08.07.2025 at the post of the language teacher, contained as Annexure no.1, in the interest of justice. letter no.
(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus restrained the (Opp. No.3), to Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board from Prayagraj through its secretary, unauthorized interference in the school of the petitioner in the interest of justice." Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is appointed in the institution in question on the post of Headmaster and he is a teacher of Languages whereas the respondent no.5 has been transferred who is also teacher of Languages and, therefore, the interest of the petitioner would be adversely affected as the respondent no.5 would be senior to the petitioner.
Learned counsel for the petitioner, after argument at length, submits that the interest of justice would be subserved if this Hon'ble Court may be pleased Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kaushal Kishore, Anurag Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Ran Vijay Singh, Shailendra Singh Rajawat Santosh Kumar Tiwari .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Its Addl.Chief Secy./Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Basic Edu. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s)
to direct the respondent no.3 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 16.9.2025 within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court.
Learned counsel for the State has no objection to the submission aforesaid.
Be that as it may, without entering into merits of the case, the respondent no.3 is directed to decide the representation dated 16.9.2025, in accordance with law, within a period of two month, from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. October 15, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 11922 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench