Narendra Kumar Dwivedi and 11 Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Basic Education Deptt. U.P. Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Service law — U.P. Basic Education teachers — transfer and cancellation of transfer orders (order dated 10.1.2026), District Bahraich; petitioners' contention that cancellation was at the instance of the Teachers' Association without independent application of mind or exigency of service; State version: objection treated as information, scrutiny found irregularities, entire transfer list cancelled with separate orders for each teacher; intra-district (block-to-block) transfer; staffing hardship under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (two teachers superannuating March 2027, one merged); writ disposed of with liberty to file fresh representation before District Level Committee within 7 days, to be decided per prevalent law within 3 weeks. Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Shree Prakash Singh J., WRIT - A No. 1596 of 2026, decided 11.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to move a fresh representation before the District Level Committee within seven days; if moved, the representation to be considered and decided as per the prevalent law within a further period of three weeks.