UKHC010118962026 2026:UHC:5649 1 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition Service Single No. 1767 of 2026 10 July, 2026 Pramod Kumar --Petitioner Versus State Of Uttarakhand 2: Director 3: State Of Uttarakhand 4: State Of Uttarakhand 5: Managing Director 6: Executive Engineer --Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Rajeev Sharma and Mr. Priyank Kharkwal, learned counsel for petitioner. Mr. N.S. Pundhir, learned D.A.G. for the State of Uttarakhand/respondent Nos.1 to 4. Ms. Arushi Batra, learned counsel for respondent Nos.5 and 6. Hon’ble Pankaj Purohit, J. (Oral) Petitioner has challenged the impugned transfer order dated 30.06.2026 issued by respondent No.3, whereby, he was transferred from Electricity Sub- Station, Piran Kaliar to Community Health Centre, Laldhang. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that since petitioner is having qualification of I.T.I. (Electrical), therefore, he should be transferred to the Electricity Department where he was working in the year 2019, when he was appointed. He further submits that petitioner is working as Computer Operator in Electricity Department, Piran Kaliyar and now he has been transferred to Community Health Centre, Laldhang. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner further made a prayer that ends of justice would be met if petitioner is UKHC010118962026 2026:UHC:5649 2 permitted to make a fresh representation before the competent authority and if a direction be issued to competent authority to consider and decide the said representation moved by petitioner. 4. From perusal of the writ petition, it transpires that the petitioner is discharging his duties as Computer Operator, therefore, the transfer order cannot be interfered with on this ground only. However a limited interference is warranted. 5. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of, permitting the petitioner to move a fresh representation within 10 days from the date of production of certified copy of this order. If such representation is moved by petitioner within 10 days, the said representation shall be decided by respondent-Competent Authority within six weeks’ from the date of receipt of representation, in accordance with law. 6. Pending application stands disposed of. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) 10.07.2026 PN PREETI NEGI Digitally signed by PREETI NEGI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=63c75a8c4765581180a58d7478fad be38331bac55c78b5f9f0276c16432f6aab, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=2BA53171893B3C3CB3CCCA E81FAE064498483A83D84BDB0F9229D5BF 08D959AC, cn=PREETI NEGI Date: 2026.07.13 18:00:39 +05'30'