(P fer^-7 ^ei®Bw ^ INTHBHON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTI80ARH JUD1CATURB AT BXLA8PUR W.P. ( S) JVb. S^3 9 tf /2009 i^- PETITIONER:- v.^ wy y.^Q ^•y 1<^ ^^ ^' RBSPONDENT8: >f 9-^w/ss^. /y,>'<"^ '!s/ ^^ \%^ <-:^'.% 1 €> |j ^ ^ Anand RamNetam S/0 Shri P.S.Netam Aged about 31 years Occupation- Rural Extension Officer^ Bhck Ussor^ Sub Division Bhopalpatnam Dist-Dantewada nowBijapur (C.G.) VERSUS l.State ofChhattisgarh Through, Secretary , Department of Agriculture Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur(C.G.) 2. Deputy Director , Agriculture, Dist- Bijapur(C.G) g^, €) WRIT PETITION UNDSR ARTfCLE 226/2270F THB CON8TXTUTION OF INDIA ^)) HiGH GOURT OF CHHATTiSGARH : BiLASPUR WRiT PETITION (S) N0.5374 OF 2009 PETITiONER Anand Ram Netam Versus RESPONDENTS State of Chhattisgarh & Another (Writ petition under Articie 226 ofthe Constitution of India) Singie Bench: Hon'ble Shri Satish K. AQnihotri, J. Present:- Ms. Deepali Pandey, counsei for the peutioner. Shri Y.S. Thakur, Dy. Advocate General for the State. Gowri ORALORDER (Passed on this 18m day of September, 2009) 1. With the consent of iearned counsd appearing for the parties, the petition is heard finally. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner working as Rural Extension Officer (REO) was transferred from BIock/'Sub Division Bhopalpatnam. Dist. Dantewada now Bijapur to BEock Kanker/Dhamtari/Bastar, District Bastar, by order dated 7-7-2008 (Annexure-P/1). The said transfer order Is stiil in existence; however, the respondents are not reliving the petitloner to join hls new place of posting. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the State/respondents subrnlts that since no Rurai Extension Officer (REO) is avaiiable for posting at Block/'Sub Division Bhopalpatnam, Dist. Dantewada now Bljapur, thus, the petitioner could not be reljeved. 4. i am unable to understand asto why the respondents have passed the transfer order when it vvas not possible for the State to relieve the petitioner to join the new place of posting. If the transfer order is still in existence that has to be gjven effect to. 5. Since the transfer order has not been canceiled, the respondents are directed to facilitate the petitioner to join his new place of posting, as early as possible, preferably withjn a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. Vvith the aforesaid direotlon, this petition stands disposed of. Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge