IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 551 of 2008 (S/S) 1. Dayanand Arya S/o late Jeet Ram 2. Har Lal S/o Sri Devi Lal both R/o Lok Nirman Vibhag Colony Tikonia Parisar, Haldwani District Nainital. . Petitioner ...………… [ Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through its Secretary Public Works Department, Dehradun. 2. Chief Engineer, Level –1, Public Works Department Dehradun. 3. Chief Engineer, Kumaon Region, Public Works Department, Almora. ...…………. Respondents Mr. R.C. Tamta, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. N.P. Sah, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. 2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have challenged the impugned transfer order dated 14.06.2008 (copy Annexure –1 to the writ petition), whereby the petitioners, who are Head Assistant and Senior Assistant with Public Works Department, have been transferred from IV Circle to V Circle of Public Works Department, Haldwani. 2 3) Even after their transfer the petitioners will remain posted at Haldwani and only Circle of their Division is changed. The impugned transfer order shows that the transfers have been made in the public interest. There are eight persons in the transfer chain. 4) Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and after going through the impugned transfer order, in the above circumstances, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the transfer order. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed summarily. (Stay Application No. 4198 of 2008 also stands dismissed). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) [ Dt. July 10, 2008. H.Negi 3