IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3769 of 2010 Date of Decision : March 04, 2010. Major Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Harinder Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is working as a Superintendent Grade-II in the Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab. He is aggrieved at his transfer from Ropar to Mansa. Though the petitioner claims that the aforesaid transfer order dated 19.2.2010 (Annexure P-9) has been passed as a punitive measure, I do not find any substance in the said contention. The petitioner has further averred that his wife is serving as a Stenographer in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Ropar and they being a couple case, he ought not to have been transferred to a far away place contrary to the Government Policy. C.W.P.No .3769 of 2010 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and in the light of the second contention, noticed above, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction that in case the petitioner submits a request for his transfer near to Ropar, the 1st respondent shall consider the same sympathetically and pass an appropriate order within a period of one month from the date of its receipt. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. March 04, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE