IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 495 of 2008 (S/S) WITH Stay Application No. 3892 of 2008 Sanjeev Mahrotra S/o Sri Ram Chandra Mahrotra R/o Subhash Nagar Bajpur, District Udham Singh Nagar. ….....Petitioner. Versus 1. Director Urban Development Directorate Uttarakhand, 43/6 Mata Mandir Marg Dharampur, Dehradun District Dehradun. 2. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Urban Development Section-1 District Dehradun. 3. Additional Secretary Urban Development Department District Dehradun. .……….Respondents Shri Ramji Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner. Shri P.C. Bisht, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing the impugned transfer order dated 10.06.2008 (wrongly mentioned as 10.06.2006), copy of which is annexure 4 to the writ petition, whereby the petitioner is required to join his duties at Pauri. 3. The impugned transfer order shows that it is passed in the public interest. Learned counsel for the 2 petitioner submitted that the petitioner is subjected to frequent transfer orders. It is further submitted that his wife is a Teacher, who is posted in Bazpur. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, and after considering that the transfer order is passed in public interest, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the impugned transfer order. The writ petition is dismissed with the observation that the petitioner may make his representation to the authorities concerned, for redressal of his grievances. (Stay application No. 3892 of 2008, stands dismissed). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt. 27.06.2008 Sweta 3