CWP No.6587 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.6587 of 2011 Date of decision: 9.12.2011 Gurcharan Singh Head Warder & another ...Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Ms. Ashdeep, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Monica Chhiber Sharma, Dy. Advocate General, Punjab Rajan Gupta, J (oral). The petitioners have sought a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing transfer order, Annexure P-1 dated 1st March, 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that vide impugned order, petitioners were transferred from Open Farming Jail, Nabha to Central Jail, Amritsar and Ferozepur respectively. However, respondent No.3, against whom an enquiry is pending, was retained at Nabha. According to her, the transfers were effected in an arbitrary manner and thus, deserve to be quashed. Learned State counsel at the outset submits that respondent No.3 has now been transferred to the jail at Moga. She has referred to additional affidavit filed today by Om Parkash Bhatia, Deputy Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs and Justice, Punjab. She further submits that issue of transfer of the petitioners shall be reconsidered by the concerned authority within two months from CWP No.6587 of 2011 2 today and appropriate order shall be passed keeping in view facts and circumstances of the case. In view of statement made by the learned State counsel, no further orders are required to be passed. Disposed of. The petitioners shall, however, continue at their present place of posting till the matter is reconsidered. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 9.12.2011 'rajpal'