Mastram Meshram v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO. 7246 OF 2019 Mastram Meshram, S/o Dukhuram Meshram, aged about 61 years, working as Forest Ranger, posted at the office of Forest Ranger Officer, Chowki, Projection Forest Division, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (CG) ... Petitioner versus 1.

State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary/Avar Secretary, Department of Forest, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (CG) 2.

Collector, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (CG) 3.

Forest Divisional Officer, Forest Range Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (CG) ... Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. C.R. Sahu, Advocate For Respondent-State :

Mr. P. Acharya, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 13/09/2019 1.

Challenge in the present writ petition is to the order of transfer dated 23.8.2019 whereby the petitioner has been transferred from the Office of Forest Ranger Officer, Chowki, Projection Forest Division, Rajnandgaon to the Office of Forest Ranger Officer, Dhawalpur, Projection Forest Division, Gariyaband, District Gariyaband. 2.

Contention of the counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has got just about 5 months' service left for his retirement as he is to retire from service in February, 2020. 3.

Given the short tenure of service left for the retirement of the petitioner, the order of transfer needs reconsideration.

4.

Let the petitioner within 10 days from today make an appropriate representation to respondent no.2 who in turn shall consider and decide the same as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of representation. 5.

Till the representation is decided, the effect and operation of the impugned order of transfer shall remain stayed so far as the petitioner is concerned. 6.

With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge /sharad/