2026:UHC:4501-DB SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSB/198/2024 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. 1. Mr. Bhagwat Mehra, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. K.N. Joshi, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Mr. Anil K. Bisht, learned counsel for respondent no. 5. 4. Petitioner was serving as Assistant Engineer (Civil) in Irrigation Department. He was transferred from Sitarganj (Udham Singh Nagar) to Pithoragarh, vide order dated 09.06.2023. However, on his request, the said order was modified and petitioner was transferred to Betalghat (Nainital), instead of Pithoragarh. Thereafter another order was passed on 21.09.2023, whereby petitioner was asked to join at Betalghat (Nainital) in Irrigation Division (Sub- Division two Betalghat). Petitioner has challenged the said order in this writ petition, which was filed in 2024. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner joined duty at Betalghat (Nainital) on 25.06.2024 in terms of liberty granted by this Court vide order dated 21.06.2024, and petitioner is presently serving at Betalghat (Nainital). 6. Learned State Counsel submits that normal duration of posting of a 2026:UHC:4501-DB Government Servant at one place is three years and petitioner is about to complete the required duration of stay at District Nainital, therefore, he can make representation to the Competent Authority, if he has any grievance left in the matter. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has already made a representation on 27.04.2026, therefore, the Competent Authority be directed to take decision thereupon. 8. We do not find any scope for interference with the order impugned in this writ petition. However, having regard to the peculiar fact of the case, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Competent Authority (respondent no. 2) to consider petitioner’s representation dated 27.04.2026, as per law, within ten weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 05.06.2026 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f 9802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26 F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2026.06.05 01:35:44 -07'00' 2026:UHC:4501-DB