1 / 3 2025:CGHC:21160 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3331 of 2025 1 - Uttam Kumar Patel S/o Shri Raghuveer Singh Aged About 56 Years Working As Deputy Superintendent Of Prisons At Central Jail Bilaspur Chhattisgarh R/o Village - Dimani, Tahsil - Shakti, District Janjgir- Champa Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Home (Jail) Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Under Secretary State Of Chhattisgarh, Home (Jail) Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Director General Prisons And Correctional Services Chhattisgarh, Head Quarter - Prisons And Correctional Services Chhattisgarh, Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Jail Superintendent Central Jail Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Rishi Rahul Soni, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy.A.G. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.05.13 10:59:12 +0530 2 / 3 08/05/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is questioning the transfer order dated 30/04/2025 Annexure P-1 issued by the respondent No.2, by which, the petitioner has been transferred from District Jail, Mahasamund to District Jail Rajnandgaon. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has been transferred within a short span of time and the posting of the petitioner has ben changed frequently. He further submits that though the petitioner has been shown to be transferred from District Jail, Mahasamund to District Jail Rajnandgaon, but presently the petitioner is at Bilaspur. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that to redress the grievance of the employees who have been transferred by the State, a committee has been constituted on 03.03.2025 and if the petitioner will approach the committee, said committee shall consider the grievance of the petitioner in accordance with the policy of the State Government and grievance if any raised by the petitioner, the same shall be redressed within a stipulated period. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the pleadings and the documents. 5. Looking to the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner shall approach the Committee constituted by the State Government and submit a representation within a period of 10 days. If the petitioner will file any such representation before the committee, the committee is 3 / 3 directed to consider the same and pass necessary order in accordance with the policy of the State Government by considering the grievance of the petitioner within a further period of 20 days. 6. At this juncture, learned counsel for the respondent/State submits that the petitioner has already been relieved, which has been rebutted by the petitioner and submits that he has not been relieved till date. 7. In view of the above, till deciding the representation of the petitioner by the authorities or for a period of 30 days, whichever is earlier, status quo, in respect of posting of the petitioner, be maintained till the decision of the Committee. 8. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. The petitioner is at liberty to apprise the committee about the order passed by this Court. SD/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Amardeep