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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:123489 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 10446 of 2025 Petitioner :- Praveen Kumar Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Prashant Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
1. Heard Sri Prashant Kumar Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioner has assailed the transfer order dated 15.07.2025 on twin grounds; Firstly that this is the second transfer within a span of six months, and; secondly his daughter is studying in Class 12th and has to appear in Board Examination next year 2026.
3. He submits that given an opportunity to stay back for in the current academic session which is to last till March, 2026, petitioner will give an undertaking that he would be accepting transfer in the next session 2026-27.
4. Learned Standing Counsel on the contrary submits that if the petitioner has any grievance, he may make representation before the competent authority.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case that daughter of the petitioner is studying in Class 12th in Anshu Public School, Dadri (Gautam Buddh Nagar), it is provided that in the event petitioner furnishes an affidavit of undertaking before respondent no.2 within a period of two weeks from today, to the effect that he would be accepting transfer in the next transfer session 2026-27 under this very order dated 15.07.2025 or under any fresh
order, he shall be retained at his current station for
the current academic session 2025-26. However, he would be liable to be transferred under the annual transfer policy which may come into force in the next session 2026-27 and no request for further stay would be accepted and the petitioner will have to comply the transfer order, if any issued the next year.
6. In the circumstances, in the event petitioner submits an undertaking as directed hereinabove, it is hereby provided that the order of transfer dated 15.07.2025 shall remain in abeyance till 31.03.2026 or till fresh transfer order is passed whichever is earlier.
7. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of.
Order Date :- 28.7.2025 Deepika Digitally signed by :- DEEPIKA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad