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Ravindra Ram (Pno 880500616) v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko. and 4 Others

Allahabad HC22 Jun 2023/4681/2023

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What is this about?

A police constable challenged his transfer order on health grounds. The court quashed the stay and ordered the authority to decide the pending representation within one week and granted liberty to move a fresh representation.

What did the court decide?

The pending representation was directed to be decided within one week; liberty granted to move a fresh representation.

Ravindra Ram (Pno 880500616) Vs State of U.P. Thru… — Service and Employment | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC-LKO:41562

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Court No. - 3

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Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4681 of 2023

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Petitioner :- Ravindra Ram (Pno 880500616) Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Narendra Gupta Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

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Hon'ble Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Deepshikha, learned Chief Standing Counsel assisted by Sri Rajbaksh Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

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The present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:-

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"(i). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari thereby quashing the impugned transfer order dated 13.06.2023 passed by opposite party no.3 so far as it relates to petitioner only whose name is mentioned at serial no. 585.

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(ii). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite parties to allow the petitioner to discharge his duties at District Lucknow."

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Learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner Ravindra Ram was selected on the post of Constable in 11th Bn. PAC, Sitapur in the year 1988 and he joined his duties on 01.09.1988 and since then he is discharging his duties without any interruption and without any complaint. He sustained head injury on 23.04.2022 and he became the patient of brain hemorrhage since April, 2022. His treatment was done in SGPGI, Lucknow, he was discharged on 30.04.22 and his treatment is continuously going on from SGPGI, Lucknow. He has been transferred from District Lucknow to District Moradabad by order dated 13.06.2023 issued by the respondent No.4-Additional Superintendent of Police, P.A.C. Headquarters, Mahanagar Lucknow after obtaining the approval from the respondent No.2 on the ground that petitioner has completed 15 years service at Headquarter Lucknow and he has been relieved from 35 Battalion P.A.C., Mahanagar Lucknow. His name finds place at Sl No. 585 of the transfer list. The petitioner moved representation dated 14.06.2023 to the higher authorities wherein he has prayed for stay of the transfer order dated 13.06.2023 on the ground that he is suffering from brain hemorrhage but no action has been taken on the aforesaid representation and it is still pending. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on the transfer policy

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issued by the State Government on 15.06.2022 wherein it is provided that if on the basis of personal reasons of an ofÏcer/employee such as medical reason, education of children etc, transfer adjustment can be done on the basis of vacancy or on the consent of another ofÏcer employee, provided there is no administrative objection to it.

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Learned Chief Standing Counsel has placed a circular dated 16.06.2023 before this Court issued by the Additional Director General of Police, P.A.C., U.P. address to all the Commandants, P.A.C. Battalion, U.P. The contents of the said letter is quoted below:-

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"ससेववा मम,

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समस्त ससेनवानवायक पपीएसपी ववाहहिनपी,

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उ्ቈर ्ቚदसेश।

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1.ककपयवा इस ममुख्यवालय कसे समससंख्यक आदसेश हदनवासंक 13.06.2023 कवा ससंदरर्ቇ हिण करनसे कवा क्ቖ करम जजिसकसे दवारवा एक ववाहहिनपी हिसेतमु हनरवा र रत कवायरकवाल पपूणर करनसे ववालसे ममुख्य आरहቌኌयोሱ कवा स्थवानवान्तरण पपीएसपी ककी एक ववाहहिनपी ससे दपूसरपी ववाहहिनपी मम हकयवा गयवा हिहै।

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उलसेखनपीय हिहै हक एक ववाहहिनपी हिसेतमु हनरवा र रत कवायरकवाल 15 वरर पपूणर करनसे ववालसे समस्त ममुख्य आरहቌኌयोሱ मम ससे हदनवासंक 30.04.2025 तक ससेववाहनवक्ቈ हिहोनसे ववालसे , बहैण्ड, कमवाण्डोሱ दल , बवाढ़ रवाहित दल मम कवाय र त यपू०पपी० 112 मम सम्ब्ቍतवा पर कवाय र त, बपी०डपी०डपी०एस०/श्ववान दल, समुरቌኌवा ममुख्यवालय मम कवाय र त एवसं गसंरपीर बपीमवारपी ससे ्ቇजसत ममुख्य आरहቌኌयोሱ कहो छहोड़कर शसेर ममुख्य आरहቌኌयोሱ कवा स्थवानवान्तरण उक आदसेश दवारवा हकयवा जिवा चमुकवा हिहै।

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अततः उपरहोक शसेणपी कसे अन्तगरत आनसे ववालसे ममुख्य आरहቌኌयोሱ कहो छहोड़कर यहद हनरवा र रत कवायरकवाल 15 वरर पपूणर करनसे ववालसे हकसपी ममुख्य आरቌኌपी कवा स्थवानवान्तरण आपककी ववाहहिनपी ससे न हिहआ हिहो, तहो उसकवा हववरण तत्कवाल इस ममुख्यवालय कहो उपलब्र करवानसे कवा क्ቖ करम। सवाथ हिपी इस आशय कवा ्ቚमवाण -प्ቔ रपी उपलब्र करवायवा जिवायसे हक हनरवा र रत कवायरकवाल पपूणर करनसे ववालसे उक शसेणपी कहो छहोड़कर अन्य कहोई ममुख्य आरቌኌपी ववाहहिनपी मम स्थवानवान्तरण हिसेतमु शसेर नहिीሻ हिहै।

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(डवा० कसे०एस० ्ቚतवाप कमुमवार) अपर पमुजलस महिवाहनदसेशक, पपीएसपी

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उ्ቈर ्ቚदसेश।"

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Learned Chief Standing Counsel further submits that in the light of the aforesaid letter dated 16.06.2023 issued by the P.A.C. Directorate, the authorities are in the process of considering the grievance of the petitioner. The petitioner is posted in 35 Battalion P.A.C., Mahanagar Lucknow from last 15 years and he has been relieved from Lucknow.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that ends of

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justice would meet if liberty is given to the petitioner to prefer fresh representation before the competent authority for redressal of his grievances. He further prays that direction may also be issued to the authority concerned to consider and decide the same within time specified by this Court.

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Learned Chief Standing Counsel submits that she has no objection to the aforesaid prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

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In view of the above, this petition is finally disposed of with the following direction:-

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The respondent no. 3 is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 14.06.2023 already pending. Besides, petitioner shall have liberty to move fresh representation, if so desires, within a period of one week in the light of new transfer policy dated 15.06.2022 issued by State Government and aforesaid Circular dated 16.06.2023 issued by the Additional Director General of Police, P.A.C., U.P., from the date of this order. The respondent no. 3 shall decide the said representation of the petitioner within one week from the date of submission of representation.

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The present writ petition is finally disposed of in aforesaid terms.

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Order Date :- 22.6.2023 Rmk.

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Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Ravindra Ram (Pno 880500616) v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko. and 4 Others

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