Writ Petition no.441 (S/S) of 2003 Surendra Singh Rawat……………………………………..Petitioner Versus State of Uttaranchal and others---------------- Respondents. Hon’ble M.M.Ghildiyal J. Heard Sri Pankaj Purohit learned counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel. The petitioner who was working as office superintendent in P.W.D.Pauri Garhwal has been transferred vide order dated 11.07.2003 from Pauri to Gopeshwar, district Chamoli in the same capacity and same pay scale. The ground of challenge is that the petitioner has crossed 57 years of age and as per G.O. dated 24.2.12968 an employee generally should not be transferred within three years of his retirement. The transfer order has been passed on administrative grounds. Further the government order does not have statutory force. The petitioner who has made a representation dated 14.7.2003 to the Chief Engineer, Level I, has prayed that his representation may be considered by the authority concerned sympathetically. The respondent no.2 is directed to decide the said representation of the petitioner sympathetically within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With these observations the writ petition is disposed of finally. (M.M.Ghildiyal.J.) July 18, 2003 MPS