c^ ^ il^ ff^ ?'^? IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.(S)NO. 5~344 72011 PETITIONER •^r RESPONDENTS Mansukh Lal Thakur, S/o Bisau Ram ' Thakur, aged about 33 years, working as forest guard at Tongpal, ynder range officer, Tongpal, Distt. Dantewada (C.G.) VERSUS 1: 2. State of Chhattisgarh- Through :- The Secretary, Forest Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) Chief Conservator of Forest, Aranya Bhawan, Medical College Road, Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.). Divisional Forest Officer, Sukma, Distt. Dantewada (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. 3. ^) C^t HYGH COURT OF CHHATI'ISGARH AT BTIASPim. PETITIONER WRIT PETmON fS) No. 5364 of20U Ma.mukh Lal ThAiar. RE8PONDENTS VRRSIJ8 StMe ofChhattisgarh & Others. WMT PEI1TION ®ERARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTnvnON OF 'INDIA SB: Hon»WeShri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri N.K.Chatterjee, Advocate for 1'he petilioaer, Sliri Slia^haiik ThA.ar, Paiiel Lawyer ior Ihe SlaWrespondenls. O R D E R (Passed on 12th day ofSeptember, 201 l) 1. Lea-med coimsel appearmg for the petitioiier submits vide order dated 15,07.2010 (Aimexiire P/l\ the petitioner, working as Forest Giiard at.Ra.rige Toiigapal, Forest Diviaion Siikma, has been tramferred to Durg^ on the optioii ofthe Divisional Forest. Officen Dwg.;, on his own reqyest. However^ the petitioiier ha-s not yet been relieved to join the new pla.ee of postmg. Sbri Chatterjee siibxmts that. once t.he order oftrarisfer ha.s beesi passed, it is for the govemment to ensure that it is complied with immediately, He relies 011 a decision of the Siipreme Court m Sreedam Chandra Ghosh v. State ofAssam & others, m support of his contention that ifthe order is not complied with, a. direction ca.n be issiied for enforcement thereof 2. L-eamed coiiiisel appearmg for th@ State/respondente siibmits that that. ifthe tramfer order dated 15.07.2010 (Armexiire P/l) is still m existence a-nd has eot beea complied with, appropriate woiild be taken to comply with the order. 3. Ifthe aforesaid tra.mfer order is .stiil in existence. the government is imder an obliga.tion t.o comply with tlie sa.me at once. It is a.ccordmgly directed tliat the traiisfer order shall b@ complied with forthwitiL within a period oft.wo weeks. 4, Accordmgly, this petition is disposed of Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge (1996) 10SCC 567