IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 535 of 2008 (S/S) Lal Singh S/o Sri Genda Ram At present working as Food Inspector Dhunahat, Champawat District Champawat. ….....Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Food and Civil Supply Govt. of Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 2. Commissioner, Food and Civil Supply Department, Dehradun. 3. District Magistrate, Champawat 4. District Supply Officer, Champawat 5. Manoj Kumar Sah At present working as Center Incharge Barakot, District Champawat. .……….Respondents. Shri M.C. Kandpal, Sr. Advocate, assisted by Shri S.S. Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri N.P. Sah, learned Standing Counsel for respondents No. 1 to 4. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 02.07.2008, passed by District Supply Officer, Champawat, whereby the petitioner has been transferred/attached with the office at Champawat. 3. Brief facts of the case are that petitioner, a Supply Inspector, working at Dunaghat, appears to have been directed to join his duties, at the head office, 2 Champawat. Annexure-6 to the writ petition, shows that transfer order is passed in the public interest by the Collector, Champawat, in which it has been directed that the petitioner should hand over his charge at Dunaghat. 5. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, and after going through the papers on record, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the transfer order, which does not appear to suffer from any malice. 6. The writ petition is dismissed summarily. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 07.07.2008 Sweta 3