Mamta Singh and 33 Others v. State of U P and 2 Others

Court No. - 36 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 13896 of 2022 Petitioner :- Mamta Singh And 33 Others Respondent :- State Of U P And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- O.P.S. Rathore,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Archana Singh Hon'ble Manjive Shukla,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State respondents and Smt. Archana Singh, learned counsel appearing for the Respondent No.

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¶2Petitioners have filed this writ petition inter-alia praying therein for the following reliefs: "(i) permit inter district transfer of teachers working in Junior Basic Schools/Senior Basic Schools established and administered by the Board of Basic Education-UP in the eight districts termed to be aspirational district within a period to be specified by this Hon'ble court.

(ii) accord consideration to the claim of the petitioners for transfer from the district of their posting to other desired districts as has been permitted with regard to Assistant Teachers of other districts on two separate occasions in the year 2017 and 2019 within a time bound period."

¶3Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has submitted that earlier, State Government imposed restrictions for inter-district transfers of the teachers working in the aspirational districts declared by the Government. It has further been submitted that in the policy issued by the State Government vide order dated

02.06.2023 for inter-district transfers, there is no such restriction regarding inter-district transfers of teachers working in aspirational districts.

¶4Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has thus submitted that in view of the subsequent policy of the inter-district transfers issued vide Government order dated 02.06.2023, this writ petition has rendered infructuous.

¶5On the other hand, Smt. Archana Singh, learned counsel appearing for the Respondent No. 3 has also admitted that in the Government Order dated 02.06.2023, State Government has not imposed any restriction in respect of inter-district transfers of the teachers working in the aspirational districts.

¶6Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as Smt. Archana Singh, learned counsel appearing for the Respondent No. 3 is in agreement that this writ petition deserves to be consigned to record.

¶7In view of the aforesaid submissions advanced by the learned counsels appearing for the parties, this writ petition is consigned to record. Order Date :- 6.11.2023 A. Mandhani High Court of Judicature at Allahabad