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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:130556 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 10939 of 2025 Petitioner :- Teena Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ramesh Pundir,Shyam Sunder Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record.
2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.
3. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for quashing of the transfer
order dated 15.07.2025 which has been issued in public interest and administrative exigency and whereby petitioner has been transferred from office of Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Ghaziabad to office of Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Moradabad.
4. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the
order of transfer may be in public interest or administrative exigency but in violation of the transfer policy dated 06.05.2025 wherein vide Clause 3.2, it is provided that transfer is to be made within 10 per cent of the total employees and firstly the person who has stayed for more period and senior in terms of stay at a station, should be transferred first.
5. Learned Standing counsel has no objection in case if petitioner's representation is directed to be decided by the concerned competent respondent in a time bound period and in accordance with law provided petitioner makes a fresh representation.
6. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with direction to the petitioner to make representation regarding his claim within a period of two weeks from today before the competent authority which shall be looked into and considered and shall also be decided in terms of transfer policy dated 06.05.2025 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a further period of four weeks.
7. For a period of six weeks from today or till the decision is taken by the respondent authority, the petitioner shall not be relieved, if he has already not been relieved, pursuant to the transfer order dated 15.07.2025.
Order Date :- 4.8.2025 Atmesh Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad