BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P(S)No. /2011 PETITIONER / ^•lr;o'B.^ ''^y^'i^^0^'"" ..= ..^•••-"^!^"-""" .....-••" ..^B-""^-,e*'lfry:"' ....••••••"" ysfite'!-"" .....-;-•" ^...^-^\"^\^'! rf--" RESPONDENTS ^ - ^. w / ^,^^1;,,' ^wo Dr. Sushil Ekka, S/o. Shri Gossner Ekka, aged about 49 years, Medical Officer, District Hospital, Baikunthpur, Koria, District Koria (C.G.), R/o. Baikunthpur, Dist. Koria (C.G.) VERSUS :1-^The State of Chhattisgarh, Through : the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur(C.G.) / 2. Chief Medical & Health Officer, Baikunthpur, Dist. Koria (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. [\ /. ashok HIGH COURTOF CHHATTiSGARH : B1LASPUR WRiT PETITiON (S) N0.6840 OF 2011 PETITiONER Dr. Sushil Ekka RESPONDENTS Versus The State ofChhattisgarh & Another (Writ Petition under Article 226 ofthe Constitution of India) Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present:- ShriA.K.Prasad, Advocatefor the peUtioner. Shri Arun Sao, Government Advocate for the State. ORDER (Passed cn this 23 day of November, 2011) 1. Learned counsel appearing for ihe petitioner submits that vide order dated 29.07.2011 (Annexure P/1), the petitioner, working as Medical OfRGer at District Hospital Baikunthpur, District Koriya, has been transferred to Primary Health Cenfre, Kamleshwarpur, District Sarguja, on his own expenses. However, the petitioner has not yet been relieved to join the new place of posting. Shri Prasad, further submits that once the order oftransfer has been passed, it is for the government to ensure that it is complied with immediately. He relies on a decision of the Supreme Court in Sreedam ChancSra Ghosls v. Stete QfAssam & ottera, in support of his contenlion that if the order is not complied with, a direction can be issued for enforcement thereof. 2. Shri Sao, learned Government Advocate appearing for the State/ respondents submits that if the fransfer order dated 29.07.2011 (Annexure P/1) is stil! in existence and has not been complied with, appropriate steps would be taken to'comply with the order. 3. If the aforesaid transfer order is still in existence and no other order has been passed, the government is under an obligation to comply with the same at once. It is accordingly directed that the transfer order shall be complied with fffrthwith, wlthin a period oftwo weeks. 4. Accordingiy, this petition stands disposed of. SATtSB Sd/- ; ^ MiGWH01a Judge (1996^ 10SCC 567