$INGLE BENCH BEFORE THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGA'RH AT BILASPUR (C.G.) w.P.(S) No. EWH: 0f2011 PETITIONER Girdhari Lal Sahu s/ o Itwari Ram Sahu aged about 61 years,‘ Head Master Primaly School Thanod District Durg (C.G) VERSUS Ly State of Chhattisgarh Through — The Secretary Education Department J. D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2.’ District Education Officer Durg (C.G) WRIT PETITON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF MANDAMUS/DIRECTION OF OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT. RESPONDENTS Kg HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGFRH : ‘§Lf-‘$§“U% W'RW 9E?§TEON S NO 52?? GF 2M1 FEE'fiGNR? Girrihari iai Sahu Versus RESPCWDENTS Smie of Chhairkisgarh & Anoiher (W¥it Peiiiion under Articie 226 of the Constitution of India) Single Bench : Han’bie Shri Saiish K. Agnihoiri, J. Present :— wane for the earties. ORDER (ORAL) {Passed an i’n‘s 98‘” day cf Sepzember, 2011 4 1. 1‘remeeu : £the :ecord. 2. ChaHenge in this pe§§tian §s to the crder éaied 15.612011 (Annexure P4}, passed by éhe Esme: Ehiucaiion Offmer, Burg, wherehy the peiitioner. warking as Heaémaeier at Pr§mary Sehooi Sukhafikala, Di’1amdha. has been trans§erfed i0 Pr§mary Schoo! Thanauu‘. Dung, on adminisirame groamis. 3. in the ideni‘icai matie; §.e. Writ Peiiiion (S) Na. 5238 of 2911, wherein the impugned order was passed by ihe Dis§dci Educat'mn Officer, ihis Court has heid the": ihe D§sirict Educaiian Officer is not competeni to pass the order, ae under die transfer poiicy, he ceuid aniy prepose for transfer. The iransfer order must be paesed eniy by ihe Coilector cf the District. 4. n the ease on nerd ii aapears the: tine District Educarion Officer, Burg, wiiémui feiiewing the guideiines issued in the transfer poiicy had passed tee erder émpugned, when ihe Coiiecror has been assigned the resnonsibiiirv 0f transfer of i‘ne emeicyees werking in the concerned districi. en pronesai cf ihe concerned denartmerris. Thus. ihis suffers irom the deieci cf cemgeience ei ihe affrcer. Accerdingiy, ihe transfer is unsusiainabie in rhe eyes a? iaw. 5. As a resuri. ihe transfer order dated 15.57261? (Annexure P—i) in respect 0f the pe‘ii‘riener is quashed. Hewever, iiberty is reserved it) the governmeni in pass an apgaropriaie urder, ii so advised, iri accordance wiih adminisiraiive exigencv and in eubiic poiicy, in accordance wiih iaw. r r 6. Accerdiagiy, ihe wri? eeii‘iien is aiiowed to ihe above—exieni Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge EShOK