Dr. Rajeev Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health and Family Welfare Deptt., Lko. and 2 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8091 of 2023 Petitioner :- Dr. Rajeev Shukla Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health And Family Welfare Deptt., Lko. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ruchir,Akshay Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties.

¶2Petition has been filed seeking a direction to opposite parties to consider petitioner's representation for transfer from Amethi to Lucknow or any other adjacent District in terms of Rule 5 of Government Order dated 07.06.2023 requiring spousal posting particularly since petitioner's wife is also in Government employment posted at Lucknow.

¶3For the said grievance, petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 06.09.2023 before the authority concerned. At present, learned counsel for petitioner restricts prayer with regard to final decision on the same.

¶4Considering the innocuous prayer, without entering into merits, opposite party no.2 i.e. Director General, Medical Health and Family Welfare Deptt., Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is directed to consider and decide representation of petitioner dated 06.09.2023 expeditiously within a period of six weeks from the date a copy of this order is produced before authority concerned along with a copy of said representation.

¶5With aforesaid observations and directions, the petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 17.10.2023 kvg/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench