Harish Chandra v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Medical Health and Family Welfare Deptt. and Another

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8235 of 2023 Petitioner :- Harish Chandra Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Medical Health And Family Welfare Deptt. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Savita Jain 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 claim for transfer from District-Sonbhadra to District-Hardoi in terms of paragraph 4(iv) and paragraph 5(iv) of the Government Order dated 07.06.2023 so far as it pertains to spousal postings. It has been further submitted that since petitioner has already spent two years in the aspirational District, options are required to be taken from him with regard to his next posting which has not been done.

¶3For the said grievance, petitioner has already submitted a representation but seeks liberty to file a fresh representation before the concerned authority.

¶4Considering the innocuous prayer, without entering into merits, liberty is granted to petitioner to file a fresh representation before opposite party no.1 i.e. State of U.P. through Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of U.P., Civil Secretariat, Lucknow, who shall consider and decide the same within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority along with fresh representation.

¶5With aforesaid observations and directions, the petition is finally disposed of. Order Date :- 19.10.2023/Mohd. Sharif High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench