HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 714/2009 (S/S) Vinod Kumar. … Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and three others. … Respondents Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, Advocate for the petitioner, Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel for the State/respondents. Dated: July 10, 2009: Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 03.07.2009 passed by the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. A writ of mandamus is further prayed commanding the respondents not to relieve the petitioner from his present place of posting. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the District Development Officer, Udham Singh Nagar circulated a letter dated 23.05.2009 to all the Block Development Officers, District Udham Singh Nagar in respect of annual transfer of the employees/officers working in subordination of the District Development Officer, Udham Singh Nagar. As per the letter dated 23.05.2009 three options were to be given by the employees who have put in more than three years service at one Block. Pursuant to the aforesaid letter the petitioner submitted his options for three places, namely, Jaspur, Kashipur and Bazpur respectively. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner submitted options for three places as the said three places are near to Gadarpur, where at present 2 the petitioner is posted. The petitioner intends his posting/transfer at nearby place because petitioner’s father met with an accident on 30.03.2009 and sustained injuries in his head, which has resulted in disorder of brain and his brain was operated upon. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner till today petitioner’s father could not regain complete memory and petitioner’s presence is required at his home to look after his father. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner cannot go back to look after his father from Rudrapur daily and for time being for few months, his presence is necessarily required at the present place or some nearby place. 6. In view of the averments made on behalf of the petitioner, the petitioner is permitted to submit a fresh representation before the District Development Officer, Udham Singh Nagar within a period of five days from today. In case said representation is moved the Authority concerned shall decide the representation sympathetically within a period of six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of the order. The petitioner shall be permitted to remain at the present place till the disposal of the representation. 7. With these directions the writ petition is finally disposed of. No order as to costs. (V.K. Bist, J.) 10.07.2009 NCM: