Letters Patent Appeal No. 1794 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA No.1794 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 23.12.2010 Buta Singh ..Appellant Versus State of Punjab and another ..Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Vipin Mahajan Advocate for the appellant. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M.KUMAR, J. Notice of motion. Mr. Piyush Kant Jain, Additional Advocate General, Punjab who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. The appellant, Assistant Food & Supplies Officer, has lost before the learned Single Judge, wherein he has challenged the order of his transfer dated 12.11.2010 (P-3), whereby he was transferred from Malot, district Mukatsar to Abohar Centre District Ferozepur . According to the learned counsel when the appellant went to join at Abohar, district Ferozepur, one Shri Chaman Lal was already found working on the same post. According to the joining report submitted by Shri Chaman Lal, he had joined on 15.12.2010 after availing leave. Letters Patent Appeal No. 1794 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Before the learned Single Judge, no such argument was raised and accordingly, we grant the appellant liberty to file appropriate representation bringing to the notice of the respondents that there is no post available at transferred place and it was already occupied by one Shri Chaman Lal. In that regard, let a representation be made within one week which shall be decided by the respondents within two weeks thereafter. In the meanwhile, the appellant shall be permitted to work at his present place of posting unless someone has joined at that place. The appeal stands disposed of. A copy of this order be given dasti to the learned State counsel under the signatures of the Bench Secretary. ( M, M.KUMAR ) JUDGE 23.12.2010 ( RITU BAHRI ) VK JUDGE