IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Interim Relief Application No.6485 of 2010 In Writ Petition No.654 of 2010 (S/S) Smt. Tara Joshi, W/o Sri Shankar Dutt Joshi, presently posted as Assistant Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School, Basantpur, District Almora. ……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-respondents. 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 a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding/directing the respondents to transfer the petitioner from Govt. Higher Secondary School, Basantpur, Almora to Govt. Girls Inter College, Jaiti, Almora in accordance with the Govt. order dated 05-01-1976. Learned counsel for the petitioner has that in para No.12 to the writ petition the petitioner makes a representation due to the distance of her posting because of little daughter and place of posting of the petitioner is away from 17 kms from the posting place of her husband. It is pertinent to mention here that according to the Government Order dated 05-01-1976, there is a policy for the posting of husband and wife and one place. By a perusal of the Government Order dated 05-01-1976, it reveals that the husband and wife may be posted at one place as far as possible. 2 On the representation made by the petitioner, the petitioner was attached to the near by institute where the husband is serving. The Government Order is not mandatory in nature. It speaks as far as possible as a matter of right, the petitioner could not claim the transfer at Govt. Inter College, Pipli, District Almora. The writ petition is devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed. The same is dismissed. Interim relief application stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma, J.) 06-08-2010 MK