Omprakash Keshra v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No.3539 of 2016 • Omprakash Keshra S/o Shri Punau Ram Keshra, Aged About 45 Years Posted As Lecturer (Panchayat), Government Higher School, Salhe (Doundi), District Balod (Chhattisgarh) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Panchayat Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, P. S. Rakhi, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

2. The Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Balod, District Balod (Chhattisgarh)

3. The Collector, Balod District Balod, Chhattisgarh.

4. The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Doundilohara, District Balod (Chhattisgarh) ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Smt. Savita Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent/State :

Shri Dhiraj Wankhede, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 09/08/2016 Heard.

2.

The transfer order dated 02-07-2016 (Annexure P-1) has been challenged on the ground that the petitioner has been transferred to Saleh (Dondi Block) which is about 50-55 Kilometers away from the place of posting of petitioner's wife. Earlier, the petitioner was posted at Kochera, Block Dondi Lohara which is about 5 Kilometers from Badgaon. It is submitted that even upon promotion, in accordance with government policy, husband and wife have to be kept together subject to administrative exigency. The petitioner has preferred representation also raising his grievances.

3.

In view of above, as there is a policy of the government to keep husband and wife together as far as possible subject to administrative exigency, the transferring authority shall consider and decide the petitioner's representation within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4.

Accordingly, this petition is finally disposed off. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Tumane