IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Stay Application No. 6596 of 2010 In Writ Petition No.672 of 2010 (S/S) Bhudev Singh Chauhan S/o Sri Tula Singh, R/o C/o Shri Chaman Singh Rawat, near Telephone Exchange Dhukana Road, Purola, District Uttarkashi. ……Petitioner Versus 1. Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation, through its Managing Director, Arayna Vikas Bhawan, 73 Nehru Road, Dehradun. 2. The General Manager, Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation, Dehradun. …….Respondents Ms. Indu Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. M.C. Pande, Advocate for the respondent Nos. 1 & 2. Dated:-10-08-2010 Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel of the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 15.07.2010 issued by respondent No.2 annexed as Annexure No.1 to the writ petition, whereby the petitioner has been transferred from Tons forest Development Division to Tehri Forest Development Division. The transfer order has been assailed on the ground that the wife of the petitioner is working as an Assistant Teacher in Rajkiya Kanya Prathmik Vidhyalaya Purola. The petitioner has also made a representation to the respondent No.2 annexed as annexure No.5 and 6 to the writ petition. The transfer of the petitioner has been made in public interest in general. Since, the petitioner was working at the same place from the year 2004. As per the transfer policy, the husband & wife may be posted as far as possible in the district at the same place. Earlier both have been posted at the same place. The representation is pending before the authority concerned. The transfer is an exigency of service. As a matter of right, the petitioner could not claim that he may be posted at a particular place. So far as the provisions of the sub clause (2) of Clause 7 of the transfer policy is concerned, the husband & wife may be transferred at same place as far as possible. The writ petition is devoid of merit, however, the concerned authority is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the said direction, the writ petition is dismissed. All pending applications stands disposed of. (B.S.Verma, J.) 10-08-2010 JM