1 2026:CGHC:3000 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 559 of 2026 1. Smt. Pratibha Markam W/o Yadvendra Singh Yadav Aged About 49 Years Working As D.S.P. (Deputy Superintendent Of Police), And Posted At Deputy S.P. Head Quarter Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh And R/o Jamkotpara, Ward No. 4, Tahsil And District Kondagaon Chhattisgarh Presently Address Quarter No. 04, 323/2/b Balconagar, Tahsil And District Korba Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Under Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2. Director General Of Police Police Headquarters, Naya Raipur Atal Nagar Chhattisgarh 3. Superintendent Of Police Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh 4. Deputy Superintendent Of Police Head Quarter Korba District Korba Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sahu, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Yashwant Singh Thakur, Addl. Advocate General. SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI Digitally signed by SYED ROSHAN ZAMIR ALI 2 SB: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 19.1.2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following reliefs:- “(i). That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 22.12.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by Respondent no.1 in respect of the transfer of the petitioner’s case, in the interest of justice. (ii). That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a mandamus directed the respondents to permit the petitioner to continue in the present place of posting, in the interest of justice. (iii) Any other relief which may be suitable in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner while working on the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Headquarters District Korba, is transferred to the office of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bastar Division, Jagdalpur vide order dated 22.12.2025. He submits that petitioner has already completed about 20 years of her service in scheduled area including difficult scheduled areas. Petitioner is posted in Korba only on 5.10.2023. During her posting in Korba, petitioner has also filed matrimonial dispute before the Family Court, Korba which is pending consideration, she is required to attend said proceeding in person looking to the nature of 3 dispute. Petitioner has not been relieved till date, she is still working at his earlier place of posting as no one is posted by impugned transfer order in place of petitioner. Hence, the order impugned is liable to be interdicted. 3. Per contra, learned Additional Advocate General for the State opposes submissions of learned counsel for petitioner and submits that there is provision of filing representation before the Committee constituted under the Transfer Policy by the employees against transfer. However, from the documents annexed along with writ petition it is not appearing that petitioner has submitted any representation before the Committee against her transfer. 4. At this stage, learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner may be permitted to submit representation before the Committee constituted under the Transfer Policy for redressal of her grievance. He, however, prays that a direction be issued to the Committee to take decision on his representation expeditiously within specified time and till then interim protection may be granted. 5. Heard learned counsel for respective parties and perused the documents available in record of writ petition. 6. Considering facts and circumstance of case; submissions of learned counsel for respective parties and the fact that under the transfer policy the State Government has constituted a 4 Committee to consider grievance of its employees against their transfer, this writ petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit comprehensive representation before the Committee constituted under the Transfer Policy against her transfer, raising all grounds as raised in this writ petition. Let petitioner submits representation before the Committee under the Transfer Policy within 10 days and the same shall be considered and decided by the Committee in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of such representation. 7. Till decision is taken, status quo, as it exists today with regard to posting of petitioner, shall be maintained. 8. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge roshan/-