WPSS no. 1416/2011 Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Mr. Suresh Chandra Bhatt, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anil K. Bisht, Brief Holder for the State/respondents. Heard. On 15th November, 2010, the Secretary Education, Govt. of Uttarakhand issued a transfer order pertaining to 429 teachers and vide same order, the petitioner was transferred from Govt. High School, Tolyo, District Almora to Govt. High School, Dhakiya No.1, District Udham Singh Nagar. Contention of the petitioner is that pursuant to the said transfer order, some of the teachers were relieved, but the petitioner was not relieved. Thereafter, on 23rd November, 2010, the Secretary, Education, Govt. of Uttarakhand wrote to the Director, School Education, Uttarakhand not to relieve any of the teachers, till further orders, therefore the petitioner could not be relieved. Learned counsel for the petitioner referred an order dated 16th August, 2011 by which several teachers have been relieved in pursuance of the impugned transfer order dated 15th November, 2010, however the petitioner has not been relieved till date. Mr. S.C. Bhatt, Advocate for the petitioner submitted that the respondents have kept the transfer order in abeyance for no valid reason and they are relieving the teachers on their own choice by adopting pick and choose policy. He further submitted that direction may be issued to the respondents for relieving the petitioner without any delay. Learned Brief Holder for the State submits that relieving cannot be done in view of the directions issued by the Secretary, on 23.11.2010, but he could not satisfy the Court as to why final decision has not been taken in the matter though a considerable period of more than one year has elapsed. Having considered the submission of the learned counsel for the parties and upon examination of the record, the writ petition is disposed of summarily with the direction to Secretary, Education, Uttarakhand, Dehradun to take decision in the matter of petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order and in the event, order is passed in favour of the petitioner, to relieve the petitioner without further delay. Interim relief application (CLMA No. 10946/11) also stands disposed of. (V.K. Bist, J.) 26.12.2011 NCM: