Smt. Geeta Singh v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5786 of 2019 Smt. Geeta Singh W/o- Avdhesh Prasad Suryavanshi Aged About 42 Years Assistant Teacher (L.B.), Mahavirganj, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.), District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Education Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atalnagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Collector District Education Officer, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh, District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh

3. Chief Executive Officer Zila Panchayat, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh, District : Balrampur, Chhattisgarh ---Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Anup Majumdar, Advocate For State :

Ms. Abhyunnati Singh, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 06/08/2019 1.

The challenge in the present writ petition is to the order Annexure P/1 dated 12.07.2019, whereby the services of the petitioner has been transferred from Mahavirganj, Ramchandrapur to Jaorahi, Wadrafnagar.. 2.

The sole ground of challenge is that the said order of transfer is in violation of the transfer policy of the State Government. According to the petitioner her husband also is a government teacher and is posted at Bichapara, Kevli, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, which is just around 12 kms away from the place where the petitioner resides and now the petitioner is being transferred to a place which is more than 100 kms away, which is going to adversely affect the family life of the petitioner. 3.

Given the said facts, let the petitioner make a detailed representation to the respondent No.2-Collector, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj within a period

-2of 7 days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and the respondent No.2 in turn shall decide the case of the petitioner taking into consideration the transfer policy, particularly the clause whereby protection is being given to the husband and wife working in the State Government. 4.

Let a decision be taken by the respondent No.2 within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of the representation. Meanwhile, the effect and operation of the impugned order Annexure P/1 shall remain stayed so far as the petitioner is concerned.

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With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition stands disposed off.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved