HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR w.P.(s) No. 37491 zoos Shankar Sharma, Aged about 58 years, S/o Late Shri Jagannath Sharma, Occupation Service, Working as Incharge of Outpost — Hasaud, Poiice Station — Jaijaipur, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh PETITIONER Versus RESPONDENTS 1 State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh, Department of Home (Police), Mantraiaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 Director Generai of Poiice, Police Headquarters, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 inspector General of Police, Bilaspur Range, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 Superintendent of Police, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Appearance : Shri R.S. Mamas, Counsel for the petitioner. Shri Yashwant Singh, Dy. A.G. for the State/respondent No.1 on advance copy. ORAL ORDER (1s.07.20981 Heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, whois working on the post of Sub-inspector, has been transferred fromJangjir—Champa to P.T.S. Mainpat, District Sarguja. He raises. only one point that since the petitioner has to retire on 31S' May ’2010 i \ @ W.P.(S) No.3749/2008 and is a patient of Asthama and Diabetics, he made an appliCation for his transfer to Jagdalpur, which happens to be his home district, but instead of transferring him to Jagdalpur on his own option, he has been transferred to Mainpat. He very fairiy submits that for this, the petitioner has filed a representation on 09.07.2008 (Annexure P/5), but the same has not been decided so far, therefore, a direction may be given to the concerned authority to dispose of this representation at the eariiest, particularly in Iight of clause 3(vi) of Circular dated 01/04/2006, the copy of which has been filed as Annexure P/2, in which, it is mentioned that as far as possible, the persons of this category shall be considered for posting in their home districts two years prior to the date of their superannuationn This limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner x7 is not opposed by learned counsel for the State. Accordingly, the prayer is allowed and this petition is disposed of with a direction that if so advised, the petitioner may file a fresh copy of the said representation along with the copy of the Circular and the documents of his illness etc. within a period of 15 days from today before the concerned authority and if such documents are filed, the concerned authority shall disposed of the representation at / the earliest in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observation/directions, this petition stands finally disposed of. / _ Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge