IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1030 (SS) of 2011 Pritam Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …Respondents Mr. S.C. Bhatt, learned counsel present for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Bisht, learned brief Holder present for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Mr. S.C. Bhatt, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Anil Bisht, learned brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher (L.T. Grade) in a Government Higher Secondary School. He has been transferred from Government Higher Secondary School Kunipartha, Tharali, Chamoli to Government Higher Secondary School Bhanga, Udham Singh Nagar vide order dated 15.11.2010 and after being relieved from such school, joining of the petitioner could not be made at his transferred place. According to the petitioner, he was relieved from such school on 23.11.2010 but on the same day by the order of the Secretary Education, Government of Uttarakhand such transfer has been stopped. In other words, transfer of the petitioner was not given effect to. Being aggrieved by order dated 23.11.2010, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that since November 2010 the petitioner has not been effectively functioning as Assistant Teacher. Inspite of time given to the learned standing counsel, no counter affidavit has been filed till date. In view of the above facts, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that if the petitioner moves a 2 representation before the Secretary School Education, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun, the same shall be decided by the concerned authority, who shall consider transferring the petitioner on any suitable place as an Assistant Teacher and needful will be done within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of the order is produced before him With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Dated: 14.09.2011 VKG