IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 838 (S/S) of 2007 Kamal Kishore S/o Shri Braham Swaroop Bahuguna R/o Village Ghammuwala Post Office Dandi, District- Dehradun ------ Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through its Secretary School Education, Dehradun 2. Director, School Education, State of Uttarakhand, Dehradun 3. District Education Officer, Dehradun 4. Additional District Education Officer (Basic) Dehradun ------- Respondents Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. Heard Sri I.P., Gairola, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel State of Uttarakhand for the respondents. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs: 1. Issue a writ, order of direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned transfer order dated 23.06.2007 (Annexure No. 3) passed by the respondent no. 4 so far as it relates to the petitioner. 2. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing to respondents not to interfere in the peaceful function of the petitioner as Assistant Teacher in at Continuation Junior School Ramnagar Danda Raipur. 3. Issue a suitable writ, order or direction, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case be passed in favour of the petitioner. 2 4. To award the cost of present writ petition in favour of the petitioner. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 23.06.2007, Annexure 3 to the writ petition passed by respondent no. 4, Additional District Education Officer (Basic), Dehradun transferring the petitioner from Junior High School Bapugram, Block Doiwala, District Dehradun to Junior High School Nada, Chakarata Block. By the impugned order, petitioner has been transferred on the ground that he is working against the standard strength of teachers in the school. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he has already moved a representation, which is dated 03.07.2007, before respondent no. 4. During the course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the respondents may be directed to take decision on the representation of the petitioner dated 03.07.2007, Annexure 4 to the writ petition within a particular period prescribed by the Court. The prayer is innocuous. In the circumstances, I direct the respondent no. 4, Additional District Education Officer (Basic), Dehradun to take decision on the representation of the petitioner within a period of three days from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 3 A certified copy of this order may be made available to the learned counsel for the petitioner by tomorrow, i.e., 11.07.2007 on payment of usual charges. With this direction, the writ petition is finally disposed of. All the pending applications stand disposed of. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) 10.07.2007 VKS