Kunjlata Sinha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16073 of 2022 ====================================================== Kunjlata Sinha, Wife of Shiv Kumar Prasad, Resident of Village-Kharjama, P.O.-Kaila, P.S.-Chandi, District-Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Director-in-Chief, Health Services Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Superintendent, Anugrah Narayan Medical College, Gaya. ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amaresh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Bijay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. S. D. Yadav, AAG-9 Mr. Nagendra Kumar, AC to AAG-9 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 13-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents to consider her representation dated 01.06.2022 addressed to the Director-in-Chief, Health Department, Bihar, Patna to transfer her from A.N.M.C.H., Gaya to Vardman Institute of Medical Institute, Pawapuri (Nalanda). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been continuously working at the present place since the year 2006. According to her, the transfer policy of the Government envisages transfer of a Grade Mid Wife (Nurse) after completion of a period of three years. It is her submission that her father is 80 years old and suffering from severe ailments, further there is no one in the family to look after him.

Patna High Court CWJC No.16073 of 2022(2) dt.13-04-2023 2/2 Learned counsel for the State submits that so far as the prayer of the petitioner to consider her representation is concerned, there may not be any opposition to that extent. In the circumstances, this Court directs the Directorin-Chief, Health Services Bihar, Patna (respondent no. 2) to consider the representation of the petitioner keeping in view the transfer policy and the guidelines as also the precedence and take an appropriate decision thereon within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

This application stands disposed of accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) SUSHMA2/- U