1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 412 of 2008 (S/S) Smt. Dashrati Khan S/o Sri Saleem Khan At present working as Senior Clerk In the office of District Panchayat Raj Adhikari Pithoragarh. . Petitioner ...………… [ Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Panchayat Raj, Uttarakhand Sashan, Dehradun. 2. Director Panchayat Raj, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. 3. Joint Director Panchayat Raj, Dehradun. 4. Chief Development Officer, Pithoragarh. 5. District Panchayat Raj Adhikari, Pithoragarh. ...…………. Respondents Mr. Kurban Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2 2) By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing the order dated 28th April 2008 (copy Annexure –5 to the writ petition), passed by the Directorate of Panchayat Raj, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, whereby the petitioner has been directed to take over her charge at the new place of posting. 3) It appears that the petitioner, a Senior Clerk, with the District Panchayat Raj Office, Pithoragarh, was transferred on administrative ground to Dehradun against the vacant post vide order dated 01.09.2007, passed by the Directorate. Later, said transfer order was stayed by the transferring authority only upto 31st March 2008. Now, by the impugned order it is clarified that further stay of the transfer order is not granted, and as such, the petitioner is directed to be relieved. 4) Learned counsel for the petitioner argued that the petitioner belongs to the district cadre, and she will be loosing seniority, if transferred to district Dehradun. 5) Since, the transfer order is based on the administrative ground, this writ petition is dismissed with the observation that the petitioner, after joining her duty at Dehradun, may make a representation to the authorities concerned for redressal of her grievances, which the respondent No. 2 shall decide, within a period of one month of making 3 such representation. (Stay Application No. 3289 of 2008 also stands dismissed). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) [ Dt. June 12, 2008. H.Negi