HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 589 of 2011 (S/S) Vikram Singh Dhami. …Petitioner Versus District Education Officer, Champawat And another. …Respondents. Mr. K.N. Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Dinesh Gahtori, Standing Counsel for the State/respondents. Dated: June 17, 2011: Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. It is asserted in the petition that the petitioner was initially appointed as Assistant Teacher in Govt. Primary School, Khet, Block-Lohaghat, District-Champawat, which situates in most interior area. On 2nd August, 2008 the petitioner was transferred to Primary School, Edakot, Bolck-Champawat, which also situates in remote area. Petitioner’s wife Smt. Kamla Dhami is posted as Assistant Teacher in Govt. Primary School, Dumdai, Bolck- Lohaghat, District-Champawat. The petitioner further asserts that vide order dated 28.05.2011, the petitioner has been promoted on the post of Assistant Teacher (Science Group) in Govt. Junior High School, Kharahi, Block-Paati, District-Champawat. Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the Block Education Officer, Lohaghat has given a certificate on 14.06.2011 that three posts of Assistant 2 Teachers (Science Group) are lying vacant in the schools situated at interior places in Lohaghat Block. Learned counsel for the petitioner further contended that the Govt. Policy dated 29th May, 2008 provides that if husband and wife are government servant, as far as possible, they shall be posted at same place or at nearby place. He submitted that in view of this Govt. Policy, the petitioner is entitled for his posting in the same School or in any of the Junior High Schools, nearby to the School of his wife, where the post of Assistant Teacher (Science Group) are lying vacant. Learned counsel for the petitioner assented that the petitioner is ready to serve in the Schools, in remote areas in Lohaghat Block, where posts of Assistant Teachers (Science Group) are lying vacant and vacancy certificate of which has been given by the Block Education Officer. For this purpose, the petitioner also submitted representation on 15th June, 2011 to the District Education Officer, Champawat/ respondent no.1. In these circumstances, it is prayed that directions may be issued to respondent no.1 to consider the representation of the petitioner in the light of Govt. Policy dated 29.05.2008. Prayer being innocuous, the Standing Counsel for the State raised no objection, in case such directions are issued to the authority concerned and the writ petition be disposed of accordingly. Consequently, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the District Education Officer, Champawat to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 15th June, 2011 within a period of four weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of the order. 3 The petitioner is directed to serve certified copy of this order upon authority concerned within a period of two weeks from today. Interim relief application (CLMA No. 5927 of 2011) also stands disposed of. (V.K. Bist, J.) 17.06.2011 NCM: