High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/3323/2016disposed off

Santosh Kumar Som v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2016-08-02Hon'Ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava2 pages

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3323 of 2016 Santosh Kumar Som S/o Shri Makhan Lal, Aged About 30 Years Assistant Teacher Panchayat, At Primary School Bodawada R/o Village Newari Khurd, Tahsil Balod District Balod Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Sukma District Sukma Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Bemetara District Bemetara Chhattisgarh

4. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Sukma, District Sukma, Chhattisgarh

5. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For State :

Shri Dhiraj Wankhede, Govt. Advocate S.B.:

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 02/08/2016 Heard.

1. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking a direction to respondents to post the petitioner to a place nearby the place of posting of his wife who is posted at Primary School Pandarbhatta, Block-Bemetara, District Bemetara.

-22. It is found that the petitioner is presently posted as Assistant Teacher (Panchayat) at Primary School, Bodawada, Block-Chhindgarh, DistrictSouth Baster, Dantewada, which is stated to be far away from the place of posting of his wife.

3. The Government has come out with a policy of postings and transfers in which, there is a provision for consideration of posting of husband and wife together as far as possible, subject to administrative exigency.

4. In view of above, it is observed that as and when occasion arises for shifting the petitioner from the present place of posting, the department shall also keep in mind the policy of the State Government of keeping the husband and wife together as far as possible, subject to administrative exigency. The respondents shall decide petitioner's representation as early as possible.

5. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is finally disposed off. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen