IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 282 OF 2011 (S/S) Smt. Ritu Sharma ……..Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ……….Respondents. Present: Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. Lalit Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner as well as Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher in L.T. Grade working at Government Girls Higher Secondary School Manila, District Almora for the last five years. The grievance of the petitioner is that her husband is also in Government service and presently working as Junior Assistant in Government Hospital at Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. Hence, it is prayed by the petitioner that as per Government Policy as far as possible the petitioner and her husband may be posted at the same place, yet they are working in far away places. Though no positive direction can be given by this Court, it is a legitimate expectation of the petitioner that the Government must at least consider this aspect while transferring the husband or the wife who are both Government servants. As such, it is directed that respondent no. 1 i.e. the Secretary, Secondary Education, Dehradun shall look into the representation of the petitioner which shall be filed before him within one week 2 from today and in case such representation is filed, the same shall be disposed of with a speaking order as expeditiously as possible but in no condition beyond a period of three weeks from the date of filing of such representation. It is further directed that since annual transfer is due, this aspect shall also be considered and in case the Secretary, Secondary Education, Dehradun feels that the petitioner’s transfer can be made at some place at Kashipur or near Kashipur, the same shall be considered as well. With these observations, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 4.4.2011 Avneet