| than twenty three years, therefore, he was |
| entitled to be transferred to a_sugam_place, |
therefore, in place of the petitioner, |
respondent no. 6 was transferred to |
| Kotdwara, however, on account of interim |
order passed by Coordinate Bench, |
| respondent no. 6 is still continuing in the |
| institution where she was serving all along. |
6. Learned counsel for the petitioner |
submits that petitioner is a widow and as per Government Policy, while transferring widows, option has to be invited, which was not done in the case of the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed |
of with liberty to petitioner to make |
| representation to the competent authority |
| against her transfer. In the representation, |
| she may also indicate three institutions, |
where she wishes to be transferred. If she makes such representation within ten days from today, decision thereupon shall be taken within four weeks thereafter. |
8. For a period of six weeks or till decision |
| is taken, whichever is earlier,_status quo_as |
regards petitioner’s posting shall be |
maintained. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 08.10.2025 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb904 6f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A1038 19DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB2 1CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.10.08 19:09:27 +05'30' |