CWP No.19247 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.19247 of 2008 Date of decision: 26.07.2010 Pawan Kumar .....Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K.SHARMA Present:- Mr. Rajeev Anand, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Anjali Kukar, Central Govt. Standing Counsel, for the respondents. VINOD K.SHARMA, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court to challenge his pre-mature transfer from Group Centre, CRPF, Pinjore, to Punch-Rajauri, which is an area for active combat duties. The case of the petitioner was, that due to heart disease, he was downgraded in medical category and was placed in category P3 being under treatment in PGI, Chandigarh. The request of the petitioner was accepted by his immediate boss, and his case was recommended for grant of seven months' extension for retention at Group Centre, Pinjore. When the matter was put up before the higher authorities, the request was declined vide Annexure P-4. It is not in dispute that the claim of the petitioner against his transfer and retention at Pinjore has been rendered infructuous. The only point to be considered is regarding representations CWP No.19247 of 2008 -2- Annexures P-5 and P-6. Vide Annexure P-5, the petitioner requested that he be allowed to be retained at Pinjore till 30th May, 2009 so that the petitioner could get treatment from PGI. Obviously, the prayer made in Annexure P-5 has also been rendered infructuous. The other prayer of the petitioner is, that he should be given permission for interview with the higher authorities. There can hardly be any objection to this prayer of the petitioner by the respondents, as the employer is bound to hear the grievances of his employee and take appropriate action to redress the grievances, in accordance with law. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner has made further representations to the department. As the relief claimed in the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and the other prayer is that the representation of the petitioner may be considered sympathetically, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation made by the petitioner sympathetically and pass order thereon in accordance with law. With above observations, writ petition is disposed off having been rendered infrructuous. (Vinod K. Sharma) Judge July 26, 2010 R.S.