IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 583 of 2008 (S/S) Govind Singh Mehra S/o late Sri Ganesh Singh Mehra Serving as Junior Engineer, Zila Panchayat, Almora. . Petitioner ...………… [ Versus 1. Director, Panchayati Raj Vibhag, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 2. Appar Mukhya Adhikari Zila Panchayat, Almora. ...…………. Respondents Mr. Manoj Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No. 1. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the transfer order dated 27.06.2008, whereby the petitioner, a Junior Engineer, has been transferred from District Almora to Bageshwar. 3) Admittedly, petitioner’s wife is a political worker and indulged in the political activities at Almora. 4) After considering the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and that of learned Standing Counsel, and 2 going through the papers on record, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the impugned transfer order. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed summarily. (Stay Application No. 4452 of 2008 also stands dismissed, accordingly). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) [ Dt. July 18, 2008. H.Negi