Arun Kumar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1220 of 2019 Arun Kumar S/o Late Dayaram Sahu Aged About 35 Years Lecturer Panchayat Govt. Higher Secondary School, Kumli, Block Mohla District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh., District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh., District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For petitioners :

Mr. CJK Rao, Advocate.

For State :

Mr. Saleem Kazi, Dy. AG Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 22/02/2019 1.

The present Writ Petition has been filed with a limited prayer that, the respondent No.2 may be directed to consider the representation of the petitioner seeking for transfer at nearby places so that the husband and wife can be accommodated at the same place as the wife of the petitioner also is an Lecturer(Panchayat) and is posted at Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon. 2.

The counsel for the petitioner submits that, the scheme of transfer applicable in the case of the petitioner also has a clause of accomodating husband and wife in Government employment as far as possible at the same location.

3.

The State counsel at this juncture submits that, the said decision or the redressal of the grievance of the petitioner can be made only by the respondent No.2.

4.

Accordingly, the present Writ Petition stands disposed off directing the petitioner to make a fresh representation to the respondent No.2 giving all the details and supportive documents within a period of 10 days from today and in turn the respondent No.2 is expected to decide the representation of the petitioner within a further period of 3 months from the receipt of the representation of the petitioner.

5.

It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the claim of the petitioner. On a representation made by the petitioner the authority shall be free to decide it in accordance to its merits. 6.

With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Rohit JUDGE