IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 782 of 2008 (S/S) WITH Interim Relief App. No. 4793 of 2008 Madan Mohan Joshi S/o Late Sri Ishwari Dutt Joshi R/o Irrigation colony Gola Head, Kathgodam Near Nagar Palika Inter College Kathgodam, District Nainital. …….Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand though its Secretary, Irrigation, Civil Secretariat Dehradun. 2. Chief Engineer and Head of Department Irrigation, Dehradun. ……..Respondents. Shri B.P.S. Mer, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri N.P. Sah, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 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 18.07.2008, (copy of which is annexure-1 to the writ petition), whereby the petitioner has been transferred from Irrigation Division, Haldwani to Nalkoop Division, Haldwani. 3. Brief facts of the case are that petitioner is a Seenchpal with Irrigation Division, Halwani. Initially he was transferred from Irrigation Division Haldwani to Irrigation Division Udham Singh Nagar. Thereafter, by the impugned order, he has been diverted to Tube well Division, Halwani. By the impugned transfer, the petitioner is not being shifted from Haldwani. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner apprehends that his seniority would be affected by joining his duties in Tube well Division. However, the seniority list, copy of which is annexure-3 to the writ petition, shows that it includes name of Seenchpals of Irrigation Division, as well as that of Tube well Division. 4. In these circumstances, this Court does not find sufficient reason to stay the impugned transfer order. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed summarily with the observation that the seniority of petitioner shall not be affected by the impugned transfer order if he joins his duties at Tube well Division, Haldwani. It is further observed that petitioner may make representation to the authority concerned for redressal of his grievances, after joining his duties in the division he is transferred which shall be decided within a period of 15 days from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (Interim relief application No. 4793 of 2008, also stands dismissed). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 30.07.2008 Sweta