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2025 DAILYLAW 203863 (ALL)

VANDANA CHOWDHRY v. U.O.I. THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF FINANCE NEW DELHI AND 5 OTHERS

WRIA/13104/2025 · 2025-11-12

Shree Prakash Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13104 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Memo of appearance filed by Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel on behalf of the respondent no.1 is taken on record. Memo of appearance filed by Mr. Manish Mishra, learned counsel on behalf of the respondent nos. 2 to 6 is also taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent no.1, Mr. Manish Misra, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 to 6 and perused the material on record. Instant petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:- "a) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the opposite parties to transfer the petitioner, Vandana Chowdhry, presently posted at Maharajganj Branch, Ghazipur Region, Varanasi Zone, to any branch at Lucknow (Lucknow Zone) on spouse and medical grounds, forthwith, in view of the petitioner's medical condition and pregnancy, within such time frame as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court; b) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to post the petitioner at a place having adequate medical facilities and near her husband's place of posting, in accordance with the provisions of the Bank's Transfer Policy, 2025;" Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Annapurna Agnihotri, Akansha Rajput, Deepti Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Arvind Kumar, Kapish Srivastava, Manish Misra Vandana Chowdhry .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Finance New Delhi And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Learned counsel for the petitioner, after argument at length, submits that the interest of justice would be sub-served if this Hon'ble Court is pleased to give liberty to the petitioner to move fresh representation before the respondent no.2 within fifteen days and direct the respondent no.2 to consider and decide the same in accordance with law, within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court. Learned counsels for the respondents have no objection to the submission aforesaid. Be that as it may, without entering into merits of the case, the petitioner is given liberty to move fresh representation before the respondent no.2 within fifteen days and in case such representation is moved, the respondent no.2/The Chief General Manager (Human Resources Department) Union Bank of India, 239 Vidhan Bhavan Marg, Nariman Point, Central Office, Mumbai 400021 is directed to consider and decide the same in accordance with law, within further period of three weeks. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. November 12, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 13104 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench