1 2025:CGHC:35115 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7326 of 2025 1 - Veerendra Kumar Sahu S/o Late Lakhan Lal Sahu Aged About 47 Years Assist. Grade II, O/o Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through- Under Secretary, Department Of Agriculture Development And Farmer Welfare And Bio-Technology, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Agriculture Directorate Agriculture, Indravati Bhawan, Iind Floor, Block-2, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Deputy Director Agriculture Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer Sub Division Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Yugal Kishore Sahu Assistant Grade II, O/o Deputy Director Agriculture, Gariyaband, District Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. A.S. Rajput, Advocate. For State-Respondents : Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 22-07-2025 1. Challenge in this petition is the order of transfer dated 30.06.2025 whereby the petitioner has been transferred from Raipur to Gariyaband. Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that against the said transfer order the petitioner has already made representation which is still pending before the transfer committee. As per Clause 8 of the transfer policy dated 05.06.2025, there is in-house remedy for making representation against the transfer order before the transfer committee who will consider the grievance of the petitioner in accordance with law. Clause 8 of the said transfer policy dated 05.06.2025 is reproduced as below: “8. स्थानांतरण से व्यथिथत शासकीय सेवक द्वारा अपने स्थानांतरण के विवरूद्ध अभ्यावेदन के वल स्थानांतरण नीतित के उल्लंघन होने पर ही उक्त उल्लंघन होने वाले कं ति$का के संबंध में स्पष्ट आधारों के साथ स्थानांतरण आदेश जारी होने की तितथिथ से 15 विदवस के भीतर प्रश्नाधीन स्थानांतरण आदेश की प्रतित सविहत शासन द्वारा गवि1त वरिरष्ठ सति4वों की सविमतित के संयोजक एवं सति4व, सामान्य प्रशासन विवभाग को प्रस्तुत विकया जा सके गा। सविमतित द्वारा ऐसे प्रकरणों का इस स्थानांतरण नीतित के प्रकाश में परीक्षण करने के पश्चात अपनी अनुशंसा संबतिधत विवभाग को प्रेवि=त की जाएगी।” 3. Be that as it may, since in-house remedy has been provided to the employee concerned to raise the grievances before the transfer committee against transfer order, this court deem it appropriate to direct the petitioner to move fresh representation before the transfer committee along with copy of this order within a week from the date of receipt of copy of this order and the transfer committee, in turn, shall take a decision on the representation so made by the petitioner in accordance with law in an objective manner and pass a reasoned order on its own merits within a further period of two weeks. Till then no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner. 4. The petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this order within a week from today to the said transfer committee. 5. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil