I. L. Pathkar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6628 of 2019

1. I. L. Pathkar, S/o Late M.R. Pathkar, Aged About 58 Years, Working As Senior Agriculture Development Officer, Lohdiguda And District Baster At Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Agriculture And Bio - Technology, Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. Dy. Director Agriculture, Jagdalpur, District: Baster At Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh ---Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For State :

Mr. Chandresh Shrivastava, Dy. A. G.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 29.08.2019

1. The challenge in the present Writ Petition is to the order AnnexureP/1 dated 22.08.2019, whereby the services of the petitioner has been transferred from Office of Senior Agriculture Development Officer, Block: Lohdiguda, District:Baster to Office of Deputy Director Agriculture, District: Sukma.

2. The challenge is on the ground that the petitioner's present place of posting which is a scheduled area where he has been working for about 30 years, now vide the impugned order of transfer he has been sent to core scheduled area which is contrary to the transfer policy of the State Government as also the circular issued by the State Government from time to time.

-23. According to the petitioner, if at all the petitioner had to be transferred, considering the fact that since 30 years he is working in a scheduled area and should have been transferred to a nonscheduled area.

4. Given the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner make a detailed representation to the respondents within 10 days from the date of copy of this Order and considering the fact that, it is a case of transfer and the respondent authorities may decide the same within further 45 days from the date of receipt of the representation, as per Rules.

5. Accordingly, the present Writ Petition stands disposed off. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rahul