Chandni Verma and Another v. State of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health Family Welfare Lko. and 4 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8202 of 2023 Petitioner :- Chandni Verma And Another Respondent :- State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Medical Health Family Welfare Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Farooq Ayoob,Mohd. Islam Khan Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Puneet Chandra Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioners, learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties no.1 & 3 to 5 and Mr. Puneet Chandra, learned counsel appearing for opposite party no.2.

¶2Petition has been filed challenging transfer order dated

28.04.2022 passed by Chief Medical Officer, Barabanki with further prayer being made for a direction to opposite parties to permit petitioners to join their previous place of posting from where they have been transferred.

¶3Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners have been engaged on a contractual basis under the terms of contract as well as circular dated

22.08.2017 which specifically provides that Health Workers working on contract basis in the National Health Mission Scheme shall not be transferred to any other place. It is also submitted that there is no power vested under the contract or circular to transfer contractual employee working under the National Health Mission Scheme.

¶4Learned counsel submits that the aforesaid controversy has already been decided by Coordinate Bench of this Court in Yogesh Kumar & others v. State of U.P. through The Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Lucknow & others passed in Writ A No.4700 of 2023 and Shishir Kumar Srivastava v. State of U.P. & Ors passed in Writ A No.4896 of 2023 by means of orders dated 10.07.2023 and 12.07.2023 respectively which covers the issue.

¶5Learned counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties do not dispute the aforesaid facts.

¶6In view of aforesaid statement given by learned counsel for opposite parties, petitioners being placed in a similar situation are therefore entitled to the benefit of the aforesaid judgments.

¶7Consequently, a writ in the nature of Certiorari is issued quashing transfer order dated 28.04.2022 issued by Chief Medical Officer, Barabanki at the admission stage itself.

¶8Resultantly, petition succeeds and is allowed at the admission stage itself. Parties to bear their own costs. Order Date :- 19.10.2023 kvg/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench