IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO.412 (SS) OF 2006 Smt. Madhavi Negi, W/o Sri B.S. Negi, Assistant Teacher (Science), Girls Junior High School, Guptakashi, R/o Jawahar Nagar, Augustmuni, District- Rudraprayag, Uttaranchal. ……Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Uttaranchal through Secretary Education, Uttaranchal Govt. Dehradun. 2. The Director of Schooling Education (Vidhyalyee Shiksha), Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 3. District Education Officer, Rudraprayag, District- Rudraprayag. 4. Additional District Education Officer, Rudraprayag, District- Rudraprayag. ……….Respondents. Mr. G.S. Negi, Advocate for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel for the State. Dated: 27.03.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. By the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no. 3 and 4 to issue the transfer order in one of the approved place in pursuance of the approved list which is contained as Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition. Petitioner has confined his prayer for compliance of the Order dated 06.10.2005 so far as it relates to the petitioner, who stands at Serial No. 8. Briefly stated, the petitioner is working on the post of Assistant Teacher (Science) in Girls Junior High School, 2 Guptakashi, District Radraprayag, on 5th September, 1997, the petitioner was transferred from primary School, Sam, P.O. Bhatoli, District Chamoli to the Girls Junior High School, Guptakashi, District Pithoragarh. According to; the petitioner, he was working in the said school sincerely and without any complaint from more than eight years and six months. He has submitted that he has filed a representation-dated 10.01.2006, but of no avail. According to him, the post at Junior High School Kailash Nagar is still lying vacant. In view of the above, the respondent no. 4 is directed to dispose of the representation by complying the Govt. Order dated 16.11.2005 as well as the Order dated 06.10.2005 within a period of three weeks from the date of presentation of the certified copy of the order. Subject to the above, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Copy of the order to be given within three days. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) 27.03.2006 Rathour