IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 884(S/S)2007 Bachi Bisht W/o Sri Umed Singh Bisth, R/o GIC Quarter, Machkhali, Ranikhet, District Almora, -----Petitioner. Vs. 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Basic Education, 2. Director, Vidhalayi Shiksha, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, 3. District Education Officer, Almora, 4. Addl. District Education Officer (Basic) Almora, 5. Mrs. M. Verma, Assistant Teacher, Primary School, New Reyuni, Dwarahat, Almora. ----Respondents. Sri S.S. Chauhan, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. Heard Sri S.S. Chauhan, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Paresh Tripathi, learned Brief Holder for State of Uttarakhand / respondents. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 11.06.2007 (annexure no.4 so far it related to the petitioner) passed by the respondent no. 4, by which the petitioner, who is working as Assistant Teacher, in Primary School, New Reyuni, Dwarahat district Almora has been transferred to Primary School, Kulsivi, Dwarahat, district Almora. The petitioner has challenged the impugned transfer order on the ground that she is working in the present Institution in excess of the Teachers prescribed by the Govt. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the Institution where the petitioner at present is working since 5th December 2006 comes under the category of dis-comfortable 2 place (Durgam Area). However, only within a period of 7 months, she has again been transferred, while the respondent no. 5 who is continuously working in this Institution from last about 10 years has been retained. This Court, in absence of pleadings, is not in position to know that why the petitioner has been transferred from the present Institution and why the respondent no. 5 has been retained in the present School. Learned counsel for the petitioners has further submitted that as per the report of News Papers the State Government is in dilemma as to which of the place/region of the state is to be classified as Durgam, Ati Durgam and Sugam place. In this regard, the petitioner, raising all her grievances has already moved representation on 21.06.2007 (annexure no.5 to the writ petition) before respondent no. 4 i.e. Addl. District Education Officer (Basic), Almora, which is still pending before him. In these circumstances, I deem it fit and proper to direct the respondent no. 4 to take decision on the representation of the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before respondent no.4 within one week from today. Till the representation is decided by the respondent no. 4 or till 10th August 2007, whichever is earlier, the petitioner shall not be relieved from her present place of posting. With these directions, the writ petition is finally disposed of. No order as to costs. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) July 13, 2007: NCM: