.:.. -r^.,..-.Jl^^-^,^. ^a.^..^: .-2;1 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Appeal No.337 of 2010 APPELLANT: S.K. Singh Bhadoriya, aged about 52 years, S/o Shri Narendra Pratap Singh, Occupation Service In-Charge Block Education Officer, Oddagi, District Surguja (CG) Versus RESPONDENTS: 3. 4. State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Department of Admi Jati Tatha Anusuchit Jati Vikas, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG) Deputy Secretary, Department of Adim Jati Tatha Anusuchit Jati Vikas, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG) Collector, District Surguja (CG) Awadhesh Kumar Gupta, S/o (not known to the petitioner) aged about 45 years, Higher Middle School, Boda, District Surguja (CG) Present: Shri Vinay Pandey, counsel for the appellant. Shri U.N.S. Deo, Govt. Advocate for the State. Division Bench: Hon>ble Shri Dhirendra Mishra & Hon'ble ShriR.N. Chandrakar. JJ. JUDGMENT (4-10-2010) 1. The appellant, who was posted as Principal in the Higher Secondary School, Odgi, was transferred and posted as In-charge Block Education Officer, Odgi, Surguja vide Annexure-P/2. However, vide order dated 23-8-2010 (Annexure-P/1) respondent No.4 has been posted as Block Education Officer, Surguja in place of the petitioner. The appellant's writ petition against the order of Annexure-P/1 has been dismissed by the learned Single Judge. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the appellant is holding the substantive post of Principal in Government Higher ^-"•-< ^ ^•1) ^^.^y,.-^^-'• l^^^" Secondary School, Odgi. Respondent No.4 is a Lecturer and much junior to the appellant and, therefore, his posting as Block Education Officer in place of the appellant is illegal, as the appellant cannot be compelled to work under respondent No.4, who is only a lecturer and muchjunior to the appellant. 3. The writ petition has been dismissed with an observration that the post of Principal is the highest post in the Higher Secondary School. It has nothing to do with the Block Education Officer. The transfer of the appellant is a local shifting, as the appellant has been shifted from one office to another office in village Odgi itself. 4. After hearing learned counsel for the appellant and on perusal of the pleading in the writ petition and the documents annexed with the petition, we are of the opinion that learned Single Judge has passed the impugned order following the settled principles of law in the matters of transfer and posting in this regard. 5. In the result, the appeal is without any substance, the same deser^es to be and is hereby dismissed. Sd/- Dhirendra Mishar Judge Sd/- R.N. Chandrakar Judge