IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Stay Application NO.6487 of 2010 In Writ Petition No.655 of 2010 (S/S) Prem Singh, S/o Phool Singh, presently posted as Boring Technician in minor Irrigation Department at Block Laksar, District Haridwar. ……Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. ….Respondents. Mr. A.V. Pundir, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.C. Tiwari, Brief Holder for the State-respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought following reliefs:- (i) issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned transfer order dated 21-07-2010 passed by the respondent No.2 (contained as annexure No.5 to this writ petition). (ii) Issue any other relief, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case be passed in favour of the petitioner. (iii) Cost of the petition be awarded in favour of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has filed the Writ Petition No.501 of 2010 (S/S), Prem Singh Vs. State of Uttarakhand wherein the court has passed the following order:- 2 “Against the transfer order, the petitioner has made a representation for revocation of his transfer order, which is pending consideration. Considering the facts and circumstances that has been brought on record, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the authority concerned to decide the representation of the petitioner by a reasoned and speaking order within two weeks from the date of production of the certified copy of this order.” By the impugned order, the representation of the petitioner has been rejected by speaking order on the ground that before creation of Haridwar District, the petitioner was serving in the erstwhile State, District Saharanpur, Tehsil Roorkee, now which is under the District Haridwar and the petitioner has served for 20 years in the Block Narsan, District Haridwar There are only two post of the boring technician in the District Haridwar. The petitioner has been transfer under public interest under Government Policy. The transfer is an exigency of service. The writ petition is devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed. The same is dismissed. Stay application stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma, J.) 06-08-2010 MK