Gourishankar Yadav v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No.2786 of 2017 • Gourishankar Yadav S/o Shri Amar Singh Aged About 31 Years Assistant Teacher (Panchayat), At Government Primary School, Pandraama, R/o Village Thusekela, Tahsil Kharsiya, District Raigarh, C.G. ---- Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through: The Secretary, Panchayat & Rural Development Depertment, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, C.G.
2. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat, Korba, District Korba (Chhattisgarh).
3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Raigarh, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh).
4. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Pondi-Uproda, District Korba, C.G.
5. Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Tamnar, District Raigarh, C.G. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :
Shri Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate For Respondent/State :
Shri Satish Gupta, GA Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 03/07/2017 Heard.
2.
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 as per the policy dated 02.03.2016.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there exists a policy dated 02.03.2016 to keep husband and wife at one place. Presently, the petitioner is
posted in District Korba whereas his wife is posted at Tamnar, District Raigarh, therefore, a direction may be issued.
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 transferring authority 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/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Tumane