IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 199 of 2005 (S/B) Smt. Saroj Rana, W/o Dr. Ashok Rana, Posted as District Social Welfare Officer, Tehri Garhwal. ……………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal, through Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Uttaranchal, Dehradun. 2. Director, Social Welfare, Uttaranchal, Haldwani, District Nainital. 3. Sri Kanti Ram Joshi, Centre-in-Charge, IAS/PCS Coaching Centre, Dehradun. …………. Respondents Mr. Manoj Tewari, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.P. Joshi, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttaranchal. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon. Rajeev Gupta, C.J. Hon. P. C. Veram, J. RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner Smt. Saroj Rana has challenged her transfer from the post of District Social Welfare Officer, Tehri Garhwal to the post of Centre Incharge, I.A.S. / P.C.S. Coaching Centre, Dehradun as per Annexure 4 order dated 28.07.2005. By the interim order dated 31.08.2005, the petitioner’s transfer was stayed pending final disposal of the writ petitioner. 2. The learned counsel for the parties agree that as a period of about six months has elapsed since the passing of the interim order, the writ petition, itself, may be disposed of in terms of the interim order. 3. For the reasons mentioned in the interim order dated 31.08.2005, Annexure 4 order dated 28.07.2005 is quashed. 4. Is shall, however, be open the State to consider the petitioner’s case for transfer from her present place of posting in the next general transfer. 5. With the above observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. (P.C. Verma, J.) (Rajeev Gupta, C.J.) 06.02.2006 06.02.2006 G