Dr. Shantilal Chawda v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3362 of 2016 Dr. Shantilal Chawda S/o Late Shri J. B. Chawda, Aged About 64 Years Occupation Service, Presently Posted As In- Charge Chief Medical And Health Officer, Korea, District Koriya (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Health And Family Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondent Shri Siddharth Rathore, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri Gary Mukhopadhyaya, Dy.G.A. for the State. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 03/08/2016 The only ground of challenge to the transfer order is that the petitioner is going to retire within a period of nine months. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the policy of transfer states that where the Government employee is going to retire within a period of one year, he may be posted either to his home district or to a place of his option as provided in Clause 2.10 of circular dated 11/06/2016.

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In view of the aforesaid policy of the Government, claim of the petitioner requires consideration. It is, however, found that the petitioner has filed this petition without preferring any representation.

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In view of above, this petition is disposed off with a direction that in case, petitioner prefers representation within a period of 10 days, the authorities shall consider petitioner's representation in the light of its own policy and take decision in the matter within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and representation.

For a period of four weeks, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti