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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
W.P.(S) No. 725 of 2025
----- Sunita Kujur, D/o Birendra Kujur, R/o Village- Juriya Adarsh Nagar, P.O. Juriya, P.S. and District- Lohardaga
------ Petitioner(s)
Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Secretary Human Resources Development Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi 3.Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Jharkhand 4.Director, Secondary Education Jharkhand, Ranchi 5.District Education Officer, Dhanbad
------ Respondent(s)
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CORAM :
SRI ANANDA SEN, J.
------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Mr. Amit Kumar, SC (Mines)-II
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05 / 13.02.2025: Petitioner prays for a simple relief in this writ petition.
2. It is the case of the petitioner that she had applied through online portal to transfer her from Dhanbad to Lohardaga. Petitioner is trained graduate teacher and admittedly there is scheme / policy for seeking transfer on different grounds including personal ground also. It is also admitted that in the State several teachers have been transferred pursuant to the said scheme on their own request.
3. It is the case of the petitioner that though the petitioner has applied yet till date no decision has been taken by the respondents.
4.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that if no decision has yet been taken, appropriate decision will be taken as per law and will be communicated to the petitioner. He also submits that in the meantime, if any decision has already been taken, the same will be communicated to the petitioner.
5. Considering the said submission, I direct the Director, Secondary Education, Government of Jharkhand to take appropriate decision on the request of the petitioner, wherein she has sought for transfer from Dhanbad to Lohardaga and communicate the decision to the petitioner or upload the same on the portal within a period of four weeks from today.
6. If the claim of the petitioner is rejected, the reasons thereof also should be communicated to the petitioner within the aforesaid period.
7. With the aforesaid observation, the instant writ petition stands
disposed of.
(ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S.