1 2025:CGHC:30173 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6200 of 2025 1 - Dr. Rajkumar Singh S/o Late Shri A.L. Singh Aged About 63 Years Occupation Service, Posted As Veterinary Doctor Hospital Abhanpur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.). ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Livestock Development Department, (Pasudhan Vikas Vibhag), Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.). 2 - Director, Directorate of Veterinary Health Services, Indravati Bhawan Atal Nagar, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.). 3 - Joint Director, Veterinary Health Services Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner (s) : Shri Sunil Sahu, Advocate. For State : Shri Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 03.07. 202 5 1. The petitioner was initially transferred from District Raipur to District Koriya vide order dated 08.01.2025. The said transfer order dated 08.01.2025 was challenged by the petitioner in WPS No.699 of 2025 in which the coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.01.2025 directed the petitioner to submit his representation before the authorities concerned within a week and the authority, in turn, was directed to decide the said representation within four weeks. Till 2 decision on his representation was decided, the order under challenge dated 08.01.2025 was directed to be kept in abeyance. 2. In compliance of said order dated 24.01.2025 the petitioner submitted his detail representation on 14.02.2025 raising all his grievances, however, without passing any speaking order his representation was dismissed by one line order dated 15.04.2025 without assigning any reason for rejecting the same. Therefore, the said order of rejection dated 15.04.2025 is under challenge in the present writ petition. 3. Learned counsel for the State would fairly submit that although in the order dated 24.01.2025 there was no direction to pass any speaking order, yet the authorities concerned may be directed to pass speaking order in the interest of justice. 4. Considering the submissions made by the counsel for the parties, the nature of dispute in the case and also considering the transfer policy prevailing in the State, the impugned order dated 15.04.2025 is quashed and the matter is remitted back before the respondent No.2 with a direction to pass a speaking order on the representation made by the petitioner on 14.02.2025 in accordance with law on its own merits within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The petitioner is directed to produce copy of this order before the respondent No.2 within a week. Till decision of respondent No.1 on the representation of the petitioner dated 14.02.2025, let status quo, as it exists today, be maintained by the parties. 5. With the aforesaid observations, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge inder