IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.21354 of 2010 Date of Decision: December 01, 2010 Malkit Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to transfer the petitioner from Kapurthala to Batala on account of couple case and in view of Policy Guidelines dated 4.6.2010 (Annexure P-1). 2. Learned counsel contends that wife of the petitioner is working in Health Department at Batala. The petitioner is posted in Police Station, City, Kapurthala. 3. Learned counsel contends that as per guidelines and policy governing the transfers, considering the couple case, the couple is required to be posted at the same place. In this regard, learned counsel CWP No.21354 of 2010 [2] has drawn the attention of the Court towards Para 2(c) of Guidelines dated 4.6.2010, placed on record as Annexure P-1, which reads as under:- “(c) In case where both husband and wife and a Government service, it is desirable to keep the couple one station for a period not more than 5 years, thereafter, he/she should be transferred as per policy. Even in cases where the wife is in Government service and husband is under a private employment, the same attitude may be adopted. Efforts should be made to post unmarried girls and widows at stations suitable to them as far as possible. Unmarried girls and widows should be given preference over couple cases in the matter of postings and transfers at stations convenient to them.” 4. Learned counsel contends that representation has been made vide Annexure P-2 to the Director General of Police, Punjab. No action thereupon however has been taken. 5. I am of the opinion that the respondents having framed the policy, are required to make an endeavour to post the couple at the same place. 6. The petitioner having already made representation, this petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2 i.e. Director General of Police, Punjab, to take a decision on the representation of the petitioner and pass orders within a period of one month on receipt of a certified copy of this order. (AJAI LAMBA) December 01, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?