Kamla Singh Yadav v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No.854 of 2017 • Kamla Singh Yadav S/o Late Antu Yadav, Aged About 50 Years Occupation Forest Range Biharpur, Forest Division Surajpur, Distt Surajpur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Forest Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

2. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Addditional Secretary, Department Of Forest, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

3. Additional Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Chhattisgarh Raipur, Distt. Raipur, (Chhattisgarh)

4. The Chief Conservator Of Forest, Surguja Circle, Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, (Chhattisgarh)

5. Division Forest Officer, Forest Division Surajpur, Distt. Surajpur, (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Awadh Tripathi, Advocate For Respondent/State:

Shri Satish Gupta and Shri Neeraj Sharma, Govt. Advs. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 03/03/2017 Heard.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed before the Court circular dated 31-07-2014 issued by the State Government. According to this circular, in the event of transfer of a Field employee from one circle to other circle, his seniority will be at the bottom of seniority list of employees recorded in the same order. It is further submitted that by the impugned order, the petitioner has been transferred from one circle to another circle and that the petitioner's post is

Forester, consequently, his seniority is likely to be affected. 3.

In view of above, as the petitioner has not been transferred on his own request, it is directed that the petitioner shall not be relieved from the present place of posting unless the authority has given a letter that the petitioner's seniority will not be affected.

4.

With the aforesaid observation, this petition is finally disposed off. SD/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Tumane