1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7778 of 2025 1 - Tulsiram Nag S/o Gonchu Ram Nag Aged About 52 Years Currently Posted As Sub Divisional Officer, Water Resources Department, Sub Division No. 2 Jagdalpur, District- Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhavan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Additional Secretary Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhavan, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Officer Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhavan, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Collector Jagdalpur (Bastar) District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner (s) : Shri P. Chetan Kumar, Advocate. For State : Ms. Smita Jha, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J Order on Board 14.08. 202 5 1. Challenge in this petition is the order of transfer dated 30.06.2025 whereby the petitioner has been transferred from Sub Division No.2- Jagdalpur to Sub Division Salemeta. 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 2 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 writ petition accordingly stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge inder