Pramod Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Prinson Administration and Reform Services and 3 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7919 of 2023 Petitioner :- Pramod Kumar Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Prinson Administration And Reform Services And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Varun Singh,Narayan Singh,Rishi Raj Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties. Petition has been filed challenging order dated 19th May, 2023 whereby petitioner has been transferred from District Jail Aligarh to District Jail Gonda while performing his duties on the post of Jail Superintendent. It has been submitted that petitioner is due to superannuate on 31st July, 2024 and would therefore be covered in terms of paragraph 5(vi) of the government order dated 7th June, 2023 but no such option has been taken from petitioner. Considering the aforesaid fact that petitioner may be covered by the aforesaid clause of the government order dated 7th June, 2023, liberty is granted to him to file a fresh representation before opposite party No.2 i.e. Special Secretary, Department of Prison, Administration and Reform Services, U.P., Lucknow who shall consider and decide the same in accordance with provisions of paragraph 5 of the government order dated 7th June, 2023 in case same is applicable upon the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is submitted before the concerned authority. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 12.10.2023 prabhat High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench