SMT. LALITA PUROHIT WIFE OF SHRI BHAGWAN SHANKER SANADHYA v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
CW/18487/2025 · 2025-12-05
Ashok Kumar Jain
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[2025:RJ-JP:49790] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 18487/2025 Smt. Lalita Purohit Wife Of Shri Bhagwan Shanker Sanadhya, Aged About 58 Years And Eight Months, Resident Of B-8, Vardhman Nagar, Uttari Sunderbas, Udaipur. ----Petitioner Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, School Education Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Government Secretariat, Jaipur.
2. Director, Secondary Education, Government Of Rajasthan, Bikaner.
3. Chief District Education Officer, Udaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pawan Sharma for Mr. Ashok Bansal For Respondent(s) : Ms. Pooja Sharma, AAAG and Mr. Vishal Kumar for Mr. Manoj Sharma, AAG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN
Order 05/12/2025
1. Instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with following prayer:- It is therefore prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and by appropriate writ, orders or directions, the Impugned orders dated 22.09.2025 and impugned 14.11.2025 may kindly be quashed and set aside. That the respondents may further be directed to allow the petitioner continue work on the post of Principal, Udaipur with regular salary and all benefits. That the respondents may further be directed to allow the petitioner to continue to work on the post of Principal, Government Senior Secondary School,
[2025:RJ-JP:49790] (2 of 3) [CW-18487/2025] Vijaybawadi, Udaipur with regular salary and all benefits. That any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in favour of the petitioner may also be awarded to the petitioner. That the cost of the writ petition may also kindly be awarded in favour of petitioner.
2.
Learned counsel for petitioner while placing reliance upon
judgment in case of Om Prakash Chopra Vs. State of Rajasthan in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.15799/2025 (order dated 03.09.2025), Jhabar Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.237/2025 (order dated 27.03.2025) and Pushpa Mehta Vs. State of Rajasthan in Civil Special Appeal No.1430/1999 and submits that the date of birth of present petitioner is 14.03.1967 and date of retirement of petitioner is 31.03.2027 and fifteen months remain in her retirement and petitioner is suffering from Liver Sorosis and her treatment is going on at her present place of posting but the respondents without considering these facts have transferred her from Principal, Government Senior Secondary School, Vijaybawadi, Udaipur to Govt. Senior Secondary School, Liliya, Pratapgarh.
3. Aforesaid contentions were opposed by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents and they submitted that due to administrative exigency the transfer has been effected but considering the grievance as raised by the petitioner, the petitioner is free to make a representation to the Department, which will consider the representation on the grounds raised by the petitioner and this petition can be disposed at this stage.
4. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
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5. Considered the grievance raised herein, the petitioner is given a liberty to submit a representation to the respondents- Authority within a period of 30 days raising all grounds and the respondents-Authority are directed to decide the representation with a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 30 days from date of receipt of representation. After the decision, the respondents are under an obligation to communicate the decision to the petitioner either by way of speed post or through E-mail, if petitioner has provided E-mail in her representation. If the petitioner is still aggrieved, she has a liberty to approach this Court with fresh petition.
6. In the meanwhile, impugned order dated 22.09.2025 and relieving order qua present petitioner shall remain stayed till disposal of the representation, by the respondents.
7. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition with pending application, if any, stands disposed of.
(ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J CHETNA BEHRANI /404