Atul Dhurdi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 9177 of 2019 • Atul Dhurdi, S/o Shri P.L. Dhurdi, Aged About 42 Years, Working As Rural Agriculture Extension Officer At Office Of Senior Agriculture Development Officer, Block Bhairamgarh, District Bijapur Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

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

2. Dy. Director Agriculture Department, Bijapur, District Bijapur Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Somkant Verma, Advocate For Respondents/ State :

Shri Soumya Rai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 11/11/2019

1. The present petition has been filed for issuance of a direction to respondenttransferring authority to relieve the petitioner on the grievance that though the transfer order has been issued by the State Government, till date, the petitioner has not been relieved.

2. The contention of the petitioner is that though the petitioner was transferred vide order dated 22.08.2019, however till date he has not been relieved for joining at the transferred place.

3. The issue regarding implementation of transfer order has been considered by this Court in the case of Ms. Manisha Agrawal Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and Others, 2015(4) C.G.L.J.182, wherein relying upon several judgments of the Supreme Court, it has been held by this Court that once the employee

has been transferred, it is required to be complied with unless it is modified, varied or cancelled by the State Government itself.

4. Therefore, in these circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner shall be relieved forthwith by the controlling authority in compliance of the transfer order unless the State has not modified, amended or cancelled the said order so far as petitioner is concerned.

Sd/- Goutam Bhaduri Judge Jyoti