j) SINGIf BENCH IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTES6ARH AT BILASPUR (C.&.) w. P. rs)No.^3W of 2011 PETITIONER Smt. Kunti Bai Sahu, W/o Shri Chandrakishore Sahu, aged about 40 years, working as Woman Multipurpose Health Worker, Community, Health Centre, Doundilohara, District-burg (C.G.) RESPONDENTS .^y...-'"" >.• ^>' ^^ ^ ^' VERSUS :1.' State of Chhattisgarh Through the Secretary, Health <& Family Welfare bepartment, D.K.S. Bhawan Mantralaya, Raipur (C.6.). 2. The Under Secretary, Department of Health <& Family Welfare, b.K.S. Bhawan, Mantrataya, Raipur (C.&.) 3. Chief Medical <& Helath Officer, burg, District-Durg (C.6.) 4. Bfock Medical Officer, boundilohara, bistrict-burg (C.6.) WRIT PETITTON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INblA HIGH COIJRT OF CHHATTT8GARH AT BTIASPUR PETITIONER WRrr^PETITIQN,r,SyNo_,5384 of2011^ Smt Kuiiti Bai Sahii. RE8PONDENTS VRR8IJ8 State ofChha.ttisga.rh & (Dthers^ WMT PETITION UNDER ARIICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon'Ne Shri Satish K. Agnlhotri,.?. Present: Shri TRatnesh Agrawal, Advocate tbr the petitioner. Sim S.K.Mialira, Paiiel Lawyer for Ihe Slale/respondeiite. O R D R R (Passed on 12tIi'dayofSeptember, 2011) 1, Challenge in tliis pet.ition is to tfae order 15.07,2011 (Armexiire P/l) whereby th^ petitioiier, workmg as Female Health Worker at Commimi'ty Health Centre^ Dondilohara, has bwn transferred to Sub Health Ceiitre, Jliaal, imcler the Commiimtv Health Cent.re, Nawa.garlz on admimstrative groimds. 2. L^amed coimsel a.ppearing for the petitioner submrts that imder the tramfer policy da.ted 13.062011, it i.s cleariy stated tliat th@ Collector alone is competent to trarefer the employees bdoiigmg t,o class III a.nd class IV ser^ices,' on proposal m.ade by tfae depa.rtments m approval oft.he mmister-m-c.harge^ 3. In the case on ha.nd, it a.ppea.rs tfaat the CNef Medical & Health Officen Durg, witlioirt following the giiidelines iasyed iti the transfbr policy, ha-s passed the impuga^d orden when tJie C'ollect.or ha.s been a.ssigned the responsibility of tra.sisfer of the employe^ workmg m the concemed district on proposa.l of the cosicemed depa.rtmesits. Thiis, this siiffei^ fi'om the of competence of the officer. Accordmgly, the tramfer is imsiistamaNe m the eyes of taw. 4. As a resixlt, the transfer order dated 15,07..>2011 (Ami^xiire P/l) m respect. of the petitioner, is qiia-shed, Howeven liberty is reserved to tiie Govemment t.o pa,ss a.ppropriat€? order, if so a.dvised, in a-ccordance with law^ m admimsfrative ^xigeiicy ^ind m publie mteresrt:. 5. Accordingly, the writ petit.ion is allowed to the above Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotn Judge