1 2025:CGHC:5742 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 895 of 2025 1 - Kirtan Ram Kumeti S/o Bhondu Ram Kumeti, Aged About 33 Years Working As Assistant Gr. Ii And Posted At - District Trade And Industries Center (Zila Vyapar Vdhyog Kendra) Balod District Balod (C.G.), Presently R/o Madiyakatta, Daundi, Balod District Balod (C.G.). ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Commerce And Industries, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, P.S. Kakhi, District Raipur (C.G.). 2 - The Director, Directorate Industries, Udhyog Bhawan, Ring Road No. 01, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.). 3 - The General Manager, District Trade And Industries Center, Balod District Balod (C.G.). 4 - The General Manager, District Trade And Industries Center, Sakti, District Sakti (C.G.). ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner :- Mr. Dashrath Kushwaha, Advocate For State :- Mr. Ajit Singh, G.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order On Board 31.01.2025 VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court, may kindly call for the entire record in relates to the case of the petitioner. 10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court, may kindly be pleased to set-aside the impugned transfer order dated 16.01.2025 (ANNEXURE P-1, Sl. No.11), issued by the Respondent No. 01, whereby the Petitioner has been transferred from the District Office Trade & Industries Center, Balod to District Office, Trade & Industries, Sakti and further be pleased to direct the Respondent authorities to permit the petitioner to discharge his duty at the present place & posting, in the interest of justice. 10.3 That, any other relief, this Hon'ble Court, deem fit and proper may also kindly be granted to the petitioner, in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that vide order dated 16.01.2025, the petitioner has been transferred from the District Office Trade & Industries Center, Balod to District Office, Trade & Industries Center, Sakti. He submits that the transferred place is 330 kms. away from the present place and his family is totally dependent on him, therefore, the said order is illegal, bad in law and requires to be quashed. He also submits that he may be given liberty to file a representation raising all his grievances before the concerned respondent authorities and in turn, the authorities may be directed to decide his representation, after considering the grievance of the petitioner in accordance with law. 3 3. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the submission and submits that the transfer order of the petitioner has been passed on administrative basis, which is absolutely correct and requires no interference. 4. Considering the submissions made by the parties, and further considering the aforesaid aspect of the matter, the petitioner is granted liberty to file a representation raising all his grievances before the authorities concerned within a period of one week and, in turn, the concerned authorities are directed to consider and decide the said representation of the petitioner while passing appropriate orders in a pragmatic manner within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of such representation, in accordance with law. 5. With the aforesaid observation(s)/direction, the instant petition is hereby disposed off. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha