1 CGHC010398532026 2026:CGHC:43922 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7416 of 2026 1 - Gautam Puri S/o Shri Rajendra Nath Puri, Aged About 37 Years, Presently Working As Sub - Engineer, Rural Engineering Services, Division Khairagarh, District Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan - Gandai, C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through its Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, C.G. 2 - Under Secretary, Department of Panchayat and Rural Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, C.G. 3 - Executive Engineer Rural Engineering Services, Division Khairagarh District Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan Gandai, C.G. ---- Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. C.Jayant K. Rao, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Vivek Verma, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice R avindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 09-10-2026 1. Challenge in this petition is the order of transfer dated 01-10-2026, whereby the petitioner has been transferred from Khairagarh - Chhuikhadan - Gandai to Kabirdham. Digitally signed by MOHAMMED AADIL KHAN Date: 2026.10.09 18:51:59 +0530 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, as per Clause 8 of the transfer policy dated 05.06.2025, there is in-house remedy for making representation against the transfer order before the transfer committee, who will consider the grievance of the petitioner in accordance with law. Clause 8 of the said transfer policy dated 05.06.2025 is reproduced as below:- “8. स्थानांतरण से व्यथि त शासेकीय से वकी द्वार अपनां स्थानांतरण की विवरूद्ध अभ्यव दनां की वल स्थानांतरण नांवित की उल्लघनां हो!नां पर हो उक्त उल्लघनां हो!नां वल की वि#की की सेबंध में' स्पष्ट आधर+ की से स्थानांतरण आद शा जार हो!नां की वितथि से 15 दिदवसे की भीतर प्रश्नाधनां स्थानांतरण आद शा की प्रवित सेविहोत शासेनां द्वार गदि2त वरिरष्ठ सेथि5व+ की सेमिमेंवित की सेय!जाकी एव सेथि5व, सेमेंन्य प्रशासेनां विवभीग की! प्रस्त:त विकीय जा सेकी ग। सेमिमेंवित द्वार ऐसे प्रकीरण+ की इसे स्थानांतरण नांवित की प्रकीशा में' परक्षण कीरनां की पश्चात अपनां अनां:शासे सेबंथिधत विवभीग की! प्र वि@त की जाएग।” 3. Be that as it may, since in-house remedy has been provided to the employee concerned to raise the grievances before the transfer committee against transfer order, this Court deem it appropriate to direct the petitioner to move fresh representation before the transfer committee along with copy of this order within a week from the date of receipt of copy of this order and the transfer committee, in turn, shall take a decision on the representation, so made by the petitioner, in accordance with law, in an objective manner and pass a reasoned order, on its own merits, within a further period of 15 days. Till then, transfer order dated 01-10-2026 with respect to the petitioner only shall be kept in abeyance. 4. The petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this order within a week from today to the said transfer committee. 5. The writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed of with the aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil