IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Misc. Application No.6978 of 2010 In Writ Petition No. 709 of 2010(S/S) Ajay Kumar Shahu. ……Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand and others. …….Respondents Mr. Jitendra Prasad Advocate and Mr. Sanjay Raturi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.C. Tiwari, Brief Holder for the State-respondents. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel of the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought following reliefs:- (I) Issue a writ, order of direction in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to consider the application/representation filed by the petitioner for his transfer as lecturer in Economics from the Government Inter College, Askot District Pithoragarh to any Government Inter College Udham Singh Nagar. (II) Issue a writ, order of direction in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to decide the petitioner’s representation dated 25-10-2007 for his transfer from Government Inter College, Askot, District Pithoragarh to any Government Inter College, Udham Singh Nagar. (III) Issue any other order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case in favour of the petitioner. (IV) Award cost of the writ petition to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, he was appointed in the year 2006 and it is mentioned in the appointment letter that he may make a representation for transfer after three years of the appointment. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the representation is pending since 2009 before the respondent No.2 i.e. Director of School Education, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. During the course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that a direction be given to the respondent No.2 to take decision on the representation of the petitioner, which is pending for disposal. Since, the representation is pending from 2009. Liberty is given to the petitioner to make a fresh representation to the respondent No.2 i.e. Director of School Education, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, within a period of two weeks from today. If the representation is made, the respondent No.2 shall take decision on the representation of the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of presentation of the representation by speaking and reasoned order. With the said direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. Misc. application stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma, J.) 18-08-2010 MK