IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICAURE T AT BILASPUR [C..] G WRIT PETITION (SI NO. I 2’3 /201 1 PETITIONER / Ravi Shankar Swarnkar S/o Late Sri Daulat Ram Swarnkar Aged—about 48 years, working as Upper Division teacher, Nagar Palika Middle school, Sarangarh, Distt.— Rajgarh [C.G.] 5 RESPONDENTS VERSUS 1 .State of Chhattisgarh hl Through- Secretaxy, Scoo education department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur [C.G.] 2. District Education Officer Raigarh, Distt.- Raigarh[C.G.] 3. Chief Executive officer, Zila Panchayat, Raigarh [C.G.] WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE ONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTIONS C @ _ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO.123 OF 2011 Petitioner Ravi Shankar Swarnkar Versus Respondents State of Chhattisgarh & Others (Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India) Single Bench : Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present :- Shri D.R. Patel, Advocate forthe petitioner. Shri Y.S. Thakur, Deputy Advocate General, for the State. ‘ ORDER (ORAL) (Passed on this 12‘“ day of January, 201 1) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed Enumerator (Praganak) for conducting the work of Census 2011 under the provisions of sub-section (4) of Section 4 of the Census Act 1948 (37 of 1948). ’Thereafter, by order dated 23/12/2010 the petitioner was transferred from Nagar Paiika Middle School, Sarangarh, District-Raigarh to Middle School Godam, District-Raigarh, 2. The question asto whether an employee engaged in Census may be transferred before completion of Census work, came up into consideration before this Court in Chandrika Prasad Sinha v. State of Chhattisgarh’ along with other connected matters. This Court having considered all the aspects of the matter heid that an employee engaged in the Census may not be disturbed prior— to its completion. Accordingly, the writ petition filed by several employees was allowed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue involved herein is squarely 'W.P.(S) No.3444 of 2010 (decided on 05/1 0/2010) covered by the decision rendered by this Court in the above- stated cases. Shri Thakur, learned Deputy Advocate General appearing. for the State submits that there is no dispute with regard to the above—stated submission and as such, the writ petition may be disposed of accordingiy. Having regard to the fact situation of the case, the impugned order passed in respect of the petitioner is quashed and it is directed that the petitioner may continue at the same place tiil the work of Census is complete. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order asto costs. Satish K. Agnihotri Judge ,AmH Sd/—'