IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 777 of 2008 (S/S) WITH Stay App. No. 4789 of 2008 Jagdish Prasad Thapliyal S/o Suresha Nand Thapliyal R/o Near Jal Nigam Colony Gopeshwar, District Chamoli. ………Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Cooperative Societies Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 2. Additional Registrar Cooperative Societies Uttarakhand. 3. District Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies, Uttarakhand Chamoli. ………Respondents. Shri Vijay Khanduri, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri N.P. Sah, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged order dated 16.06.2008, whereby the petitioner- a Co-operative Inspector Grade II, has been directed by Additional Director, Cooperative Societies to be transferred from Chamoli to Tehri. 3. The impugned transfer order, copy of which is annexure-1 to the writ petition shows that the transfer order has been passed in public interest. Annexure-5 to the writ petition shows that petitioner has already been relieved on 07.07.2008. However, the local authority at Chamoli, has directed the petitioner to give him joining in the office of Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies, Chamoli and the District Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies, Chamoli, has directed the petitioner to join his duties at Garsain. Both these directions are against the order dated 16.06.2008, passed by Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Uttarakhand and the local officers has no jurisdiction to by-pass the order passed by State level authority, whereby the petitioner is required to join his duties at Tehri. 4. In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the petitioner may join his duties at Tehri, as directed vide order dated 16.06.2008, passed by Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Uttarakhand. (Stay application No. 4789 of 2008, stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 30.07.2008 Sweta