HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.14292 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 02.09.2011 **** Jita Rani . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. RK Arora, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner, who is working as a Sewing Teacher in the Education Department, Government of Punjab, is aggrieved by the order dated 29.04.2010 (Annexure P1) whereby she was transferred from Government High School, Kot Sadique to Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Jandiala, District Jalandhar. She is due to retire w.e.f. 31.01.2012. (2). A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court stayed the transfer order vide order dated 12.08.2010. (3). Learned State counsel, while justifying the action of the respondent, vehemently contends that the transfer was done in the larger public interest. (4). Having regard to all the attending circumstances and keeping in view the petitioner’s ensuing retirement and that she is a school teacher, I do not deem it appropriate to cause any displacement to the petitioner at this juncture of her career. (5). In this view of the matter, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned transfer order dated 29.04.2010 (Annexure P1) qua the petitioner is set aside with a direction that the petitioner shall be allowed to continue at her present place of posting. (6). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. CWP No.14292 of 2010.doc - 2 – 02.09.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge