Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:145744 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 11887 of 2025 Petitioner :- Anil Ram Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Yadav,Shanta Prasad Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. Heard Sri Ram Krishna, Advocate holding brief of Sri A.K. Yadav, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri S.K. Pal, learned counsel for respondents. 2. The respondents have passed a transfer order for petitioner within same division of Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner is aggrieved that nature of transfer is punitive as it was passed on basis of complaints against him of dereliction of duties without any departmental proceedings. 4. Learned counsel for respondents has not able to show that any disciplinary proceedings was initiated. 5. In aforesaid circumstances, since there is no absolute bar to transfer an employee within one division and even considering that there are complaints against petitioner, therefore, a chance may be given to him to improve his conduct. 6. In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that firstly petitioner will join at transferred place within 7 days from today and if he is not relieved, he will be relieved within 4 days and thereafter if petitioner files a fresh application after six months, his application for transfer to his original place of posting will be considered after taking note of his improved conduct. Order Date :- 23.8.2025 N. Sinha Digitally signed by :- NIRMAL SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad