IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. (SS) 988 of 2011 Laxmi Datt Sharma …Petitioner Versus Secretary, Education, State of Uttarakhand and others ….Respondents Present : Mr. Lalit Samant, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H. M. Raturi, Learned Standing Counsel for the State. Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. Lalit Samant, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. H. M. Raturi, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner states that he has been working in Government Girls Inter College, Raseapata for the last more than ten years. He further alleges that Raseapata is an extremely remote area. Since the petitioner has already worked in a remote area for last more than ten years, it was his legitimate expectation that he is liable to be transferred to a “Sugam” area. The case of the petitioner in the present transfer made in year 2011, he has not been considered. The representation of the petitioner in this regard dated 26.7.2011 before the Secretary is already pending. Learned counsel appearing for the State states that since the representation is already pending, the writ petition be disposed of at the admission stage itself. This writ petition is therefore disposed of with the direction to Secretary, Education State of Uttarakhand respondent no.1 to consider the grievance of the petitioner and in case it is found that the petitioner has 2 been working in a remote area his posting for a Sugam area shall be considered in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, but definitely within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 03.08.2011 Kuldeep