HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 535 of 2009 (S/S) Uma Bhatt …. Petitioner .. Versus State of Uttarakhand & others … Respondents Mr. D.S. Patni, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 17th November, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. The petitioner has challenged her transfer order dated 2.3.3009 (Annexure no. 1 to the writ petition). Vide interim order dated 3.6.2009 the impugned order was stayed till the next date of listing and consequently vide order dated 25.6.2009, 29.6.2009 and 21.7.2009 the interim order was extended. Although this interim order was not extended any further, an application has been filed by the petitioner that since the representation of the petitioner is pending before respondent no. 2 i.e. District Education Officer, Champawat, direction be given to respondent no. 2 to dispose of the said representation. In view of the facts that the transfer of the petitioner has been stayed for a considerable duration by orders of this Court and also in view of the fact that the petitioner now confines her prayer to the disposal of the representation pending before respondent no. 2, it is directed that the representation dated 3.10.2009 pending before respondent no. 2 shall be disposed of by respondent no. 2 expeditiously in any case within a period of four weeks from the date certified copy of this order is produced before him. It is further clarified that till the disposal of the representation by the concerned 2 authority, the status quo as regarding the posting of the petitioner shall be maintained. With the above directions, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 17.11.2009 Avneet