IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. (SS) 871 of 2011 Smt. Sandeepa Yadav ….Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …..Respondents Present : Mr. Parikshit Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N. P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. Parikshit Saini, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. N. P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner was working in a Government High School and was transferred/adjusted to an upgraded Government High School vide order dated 9.6.2011 passed by Additional Director, Education, Garhwal Division Pauri (Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition). Consequently this order has been cancelled vide order dated 16.6.2011. Hence, the present writ petition. It is provided in Government Orders presently in force in the State of Uttarakhand that the concerned authority shall also consider the ground made by the petitioner for her transfer inasmuch as when the petitioner’s husband is also a government servant, efforts should be made by the respondents to place both husband and wife as far as possible at the same place. Although transfer is an exigency of service, yet the State Government is expected at least to make some endeavour to ensure that husband and wife are posted at the same place unless for administrative exigency it is not possible. In other similar matters, the writ petitions were disposed of with the direction to the Secretary Education, Government of Uttarakhand to decide this controversy considering each case on its own merits. Learned counsel 2 appearing for the present petitioner Sri Parikshit Saini has made a statement at the bar that this writ petition has the same facts and therefore is covered by the order dated 1.7.2011 passed in Writ Petition No. 645 of 2011 (S/S). Consequently, learned Standing Counsel Sri N. P. Sah also admits this factual position. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with same terms and conditions as in order-dated 1.7.2011 passed in Writ Petition No. (SS) 645 of 2011. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 18.07.2011 Kuldeep