CWP No.10392 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.10392 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.02.2010 **** Baldev Kaur . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and Others . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks quashing of her transfer order dated 13.02.2009 (Annexure P3), whereby, she has been transferred from the Directorate of SCERT, Punjab, Chandigarh to the Government Senior Secondary School, Ghumandgarh, District Fatehgarh Sahib. (2). The petitioner is due for retirement on 31st October, 2010. Her grievance is that not only the fact that no salary has been paid for the period during which she remained posted in the Directorate, she has now been transferred to a CWP No.10392 of 2009.doc - 2 – School where there is no student of Economics though she is a Lecturer in Economics. (3). I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. (4). Though the respondents are expected to avail optimum use of the petitioner’s services as she is being paid from the Public Exchequer, yet it is not expedient for this Court to issue any direction in such like matters of transfer/postings and/or to post the petitioner at a place of her choice. However, keeping in view the ensuing retirement of the petitioner, the respondents are directed not to transfer/shift her from one place to another as it would cause immense hardship to the petitioner. The salary for the period when the petitioner served in the Directorate, if already not paid, shall be released to the petitioner as early as possible but not later than two months. (5). Disposed of. (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 01.02.2010 vishal shonkar