\ Cfi-}^ IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.^S) N0. 53~M /2011 PETITIONER ^ ^ >y^/ ^ w RESPONDBNTS M.K. Sharma, S/o Late Narayan Prasad Sharma, aged about 48 years, R/o Shivam Vihar, Mahadevghat, Raipura, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) posted as opthalemic Assistant at Community Health Centre, Jheet (Patan). VERSUS / 1. ....^•" State of Chhattisgarh, Through - The Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) ^ 2. Director Health Services, Chhattisgarh Raipur (C.G.) ^' 3. The Collector, Durg Distt. Durg (C.G.) 4. '' Chief Medical and Health Officer, Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDBR ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA r'2& HIOH COIJRT OF CHHATFISOARH AT BITASPUR PETITIONER WRIT PETmON (S) No,, 5379 of20U M.K,8ha.rma. KE-SPONDENTS VP;R81J8 StMe ofC'hhattisgarh & Othe.rs. ~z:^ WR1T PETITION UNDER .ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTm.mON OF INDIA SB: Hon'We Sliri Satish K. Agnihotri, .1. . Present: Shri B.P.Singh. Advocate fbrthe petitio?ier. Sl-iri Sh.asharik Thak.ur, Paiiel Lawyer .for llie Slate/respondenls. O 'R D E R (Passed on 12th'"dayofSeptember, 2011) 1. Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 15,07.2011 (Amiexiire P/l) whereby the petitioiien workmg a.s Ophtfaalmic Assistant. a.t Commumiy Healtli Centre, Jlieet (Patan), 'ha.s been tra-nsferred from Commimity H^alth Cesitre, Dhameftia., OB admimstrative groimds, 2. Leamed coimsel appea-ring for the petit.ioiaer siibmite that iinder Ae transfer policy dated 13,062011, it m deariv stated that the Collector a.lone is competent to transfer the employees belongmg to class III and class IV sendces. 011 proposal ma.d@ by Ae m a.pproval of'the miDisler-isi-charge, 3. hi the ca.se 0.0 haiid^ it a.ppears tliat the Chief Medica.l & Health Officer, Diirg, wittio-irf followiiig the giiidelmes issued m 'the tra.nsfer policy. ha.s pa.ssed the impugned order, when llie Collect-or has been assigned the responsibilit-y of of the employee working in the concemed district, OB proposal of the coneemed departments, Thiis, this sBfi?ers from the defect of competeBce of fee officer, Accordmgly, ttie transfer is imsii^iinable m the ey€?sof law, 4, As a result liie transfer order dated 15.07.2011 (Amiexi.ire P/l) i?i respect of the petitioner, m qiiashed. However, liberty is reserved to the Govemmesit t.o pasa appropriate orden if so advised, m accordance wit.h law^ m a.dmimstra.tive exigency and m pablic iirterest. 5. Accordmgly, the writ petit.ion is allowed to the abovc Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge