Santosh Kumar Netam v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 3284 of 2016 Santosh Kumar Netam S/o Shri Kamta Prasad Netam, Aged About 40 Years Teacher Panchayat, At Middleschool Pedapara Pakela R/o Village & Post Pedapara, Tahsil & P.S. Chhindgarh, District Sukma Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh

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

3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Balod, Distirct Balod Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For Respondent-State :

Shri S.P. Kale, Dy. Advocate General S.B.:

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 01/08/2016 Heard on admission.

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 Government Higher Secondary School Khallari, Block Daundi, District Balod.

2. It is found that the petitioner is presently posted as Teacher (Panchayat) at Middle School, Pedapara (Pakela), Block Chhindgarh, District -Sukma 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

-2which, 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 the 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 Rekha