IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. (SS) of 315 of 2011 Ramesh Chand ….Petitioner Versus Executive Director, Food Corporation of India and others ..Respondents Present : Mr. Arvind Vashisth, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.C. Pande, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Gaura Devi Dev, Advocate for the respondents. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) 1. Heard Mr. Arvind Vashisth, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. M.C. Pande, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Gaura Devi Dev, Advocate for the respondents. 2. The petitioner was working as a Technical Assistant Grade I in Food Corporation of India. Vide order dated 3.11.2010 he has been promoted to the post of Manager (Q.C.). Subsequently vide order dated 16.12.2010 the petitioner was given promotional posting at Srinagar (Garhwal). However, the order dated 16.12.2010 was subsequently amended vide order dated 23.12.2010 and the petitioner was directed to join his duties as Manager (Q.C.) at Bazpur. All the same, vide order dated 12.1.2011 the petitioner was again transferred to Srinagar (Garhwal). This order i.e. order dated 12.1.2011, the petitioner had challenged before this Court by means of writ petition being Writ Petition (S/S) No. 149 of 2011. The said writ petition was disposed of by a learned Single Judge of this Court on 25.2.2011 by the following orders :- “Mr. Arvind Vashisht, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. M.C. Pande, the learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioner has been transferred to Srinagar and, in this regard, has made a representation which is pending consideration. Without going into the merits of the case, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the authority concerned to decide the representation of the petitioner within two weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.” 3. Consequent to the said order dated 25.2.2011 passed by this Court, and in compliance of the same the concerned authority passed an order dated 14.3.2011 stating that the services of the petitioner are required at Srinagar (Garhwal) for this important assignment as Area Manager (Q.C.) in District Office, Srinagar. Hence the representation of the petitioner after reconsideration was rejected. 4. In the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, it has come that the petitioner has been working under the District Office Haldwani for the last more than 20 years, and more particularly the impugned order has been passed by way of transfer and in exigency of service. 5. This Court finds no merit in the writ petition and the same is liable to be dismissed and is hereby dismissed. 6. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 25.11.2011 Avneet