y -> IN THE HON»BLBJ|IGHCOURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.tSt N0. G 3^0 /2011 PBTITIONER RESPONDENTS ^ ^ ^•J" ^••' ^ / ^<4'<^>/ ^>- Smt. Shanta Chakrawarti, W/o V.N. Chakrawarti, aged about 39 years, R/o MIG-1, 878 Amdi Nagar Bhilai, Hudko, Tahsil and Distt-Durg (C.G.) posted as Women Health Worker at Sub Health Centre, Janvay (Dhamdha). VERSUS : 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through - The Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, Distt. Raipur (G.G.) 2. Director Health Services, Chhattisgarh Raipur (C.G.) 3, The Collector, Durg Distt. Durg (C.G.) 4.< Chief Medical and Health Officer, Durg, Distt. Durg (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLB 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA \/^ ^ ^y/ .^i% ^//^ -^ 0\ HTGH COURT OF CHHATTIS(:TARH ATB1TASPUR PETITIONER WRIT PETITION (.8) No. 5380 of2011 Smt. Shaiita Cha.fcra.wa.rt.i. RESPONDENT.S VER8IJS State ofCliha.tt.isearh & Otlie.rs. WBJT PEI1TION LTsrDER AR'IICLE 226 OF THE CONSIlTmiON OF INDI^ SB:Hon*We,SMSatistiK.Agniiiotrj,.L Present: Shri B.P.Singh, Advocate fbr the pelitioner. Sliri Shashaiik Thakur, Panel Lawyw for Ihe Slale/'respoiide.nls. ORDER (Passed on 12flf^ay'^September, 2011) 1, Challenge m this petition is to the order dated 15n07.2011 (Amiexure P/l) whereby the petition.er, working as Fema.Ie Hea.Mh Worker a.t Siib Healfh Centre, Ja.r^a.v, Dhamdha, ha.s been traBsferred t.o Siib tlealth Cesit-re, Chidiiwa, Saja, on a.dmimstrative groimds. 2, Leamed coimsel appearmg for the petilioiier .siibmite liiat imder tfee traiisfer policy dated 13.06^011, it is clearly stated fhat the Collector alosie is co.mpeteHt t.o tra-nsfer the employees belongmg to class III and cla.ss IV services, oii proposal by ttie departments in approval oft.he minist.CT-m--cha.rge.. In the case 011 ha.mt it appea.rs that the Chief Medical <& H^ltli Officer, Diirg, withoirt. following the? giiideimes issiied m the policy, ha.s passed tfae impiigned order- when the Colleetor has been assigned the respoBsibilit.y of tra.iisfer of tfee employee workmg m the concemed district on proposa! of the concemed depa.rtmesst.s,, Thiis, fhis suffers from the defect of com.petence of the cxfficer. Accordmglv, tllie transfer m imsiistama.Ne m tlie eyes of law,. A-s a resiilt, the tra.nsfer order dated 15X)7,2011 (Aimexsjre P/l) m respect ofthe petitionen m quashed. iiowever, liberty is .reser^ed t.o the Govemmeiit to pass appropriate orden if so advisecl in a.ccordance with law, m admin.istra.tive exigeiicy 'amd m p'yblio interest. Accordingly^ ttie writ petition is allowed t.o tli^ a.bove extent. 3. Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge