Dinesh Kumar Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7321 of 2019 Dinesh Kumar Verma S/o Shri Vijay Lal Verma Aged About 39 Years R/o Village Latuva, Tahsil And District Baloda Bazar Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Divisional Forest Officer Forest Division Balodabazar Chhattisgarh., District : Balodabazar-Bhathapara, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Pranjal Shukla, Advocate For State :

Ms. Ishwari Ghritlahare, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 11/09/2019

1. The challenge in the present writ petition is to the impugned order Annexure P/1 dated 23.08.2019 whereby the services of the petitioner has been transferred from District Baloda Bazar-Bhatapara to District Gariyaband.

2. The challenge is on the ground that the petitioner is the District President of Chhattisgarh Forest Employees Association and thereby the petitioner falls within the protected category under the transfer policy of the State Government.

3. Given the said facts, let the petitioner make a detailed representation to the respondents within a period of 10 days from today and the respondents in turn shall decide the representation within a further period of 45 days from the date of receipt of representation.

Meanwhile, there shall be a stay of the effect and operation of the impugned order, so far as the petitioner is concerned.

4. The authorities concerned are also directed to verify the fact whether the petitioner does fall under the protected category under the transfer policy of the State Government or not.

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

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Ved