Dr. Shubh Karan Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Rural Development Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Interim stay order; Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; WRIT-A 6939 of 2025; petitioner Dr. Shubh Karan Singh; transfer order dated 14.06.2025; Assistant Director (Agricultural and Animal Husbandry), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya State Institute for Rural Development, Lucknow moved to Extension Training Officer (Prasar Prashikshan Adhiari), Regional Institute of Rural Development, Pratapgarh; alleged illegal cadre/department merger; Rules, 1996 versus Rules, 1992; Government Order dated 23.07.2015/23.7.2015 merger proposal pending, no Rule framed; ex-cadre post question left open; counter affidavit in four weeks, rejoinder in two weeks thereafter; operation of impugned transfer order stayed till next listing; single-judge bench, Brij Raj Singh, J.
What did the court decide?
Interim stay on the operation of the impugned transfer order dated 14.06.2025 until the next listing; four weeks granted to respondents for counter affidavit, with rejoinder affidavit permitted within two weeks thereafter.