CWP No. 8954 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 8954 of 2007 Date of decision: August 27, 2008 Balwinder Singh --- Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ---- Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. Amrik Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab, for the respondents. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. The challenge in this writ petition is to the order dated 24- 5-2007 (annexure P7), vide which the petitioner has been transferred from Government Primary School Landran to Government Primary School Handesran, which is about 80 kilometers away. Grievance of the petitioner is that this transfer is by way of punishment and hence the transfer orders are liable to be quashed. Reply has been filed on behalf of the respondents, wherein it has been averred that the petitioner got a stay order from this Court, vide which he was allowed to remain at Landran. Thereafter he is alleged to have approached the Education Minister, requesting for his transfer from GES Handesran to GES Saneta. Accordingly he has been ordered to be transferred from Handesran to Saneta. CWP No. 8954 of 2007 2 Counsel for the petitioner submits that he has no objection if the petitioner is transferred to Saneta in district Mohali. Counsel for the respondents states that the petitioner should report for duty at GES Saneta. The writ petition stands disposed of in view of the aforementioned submissions made by counsel for both the sides and the petitioner is directed to report for duty at GES Saneta. [Ashutosh Mohunta] Judge [Rajan Gupta] Judge August 27, 2008 `ask'