HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.38 of 2008 (S/B) Dr. (Mrs.) Kamla Pant W/o Mr. Ghanshyam Pant Presently posted as Senior Lecturer At Kumaon Kesri Paandit Badri Dutt Pandey Post Graduate Degree Collage, Bageshwar District Bageshwar ... Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Principal Secretary Higher Education, Dehradun 2. Secretary to the Chief Minister Govt. of Uttarakhand, Dehradun 3. Joint Secretary, Higher Education Govt. of Uttarakhand, Dehradun 4. Director, Higher Education Uttarakhand Nawabi Road, Haldwani, Distt. Nainital 5. Dr. Brijesh Pandey Senior Lecturer Govt. Post Graduate Degree College Berinag, Ditt. Pithoragarh 6. Dr. Vinay Kumar Senior Lecturer, Govt. Post Graduate Degree College Lohaghat, District Champawat ......Respondents Mr. P.C. Bisht, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.P. Joshi, Chief Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 4. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon. V. K. Gupta, C.J. Hon. J. C. S. Rawat, J. Hon. V. K. Gupta, C.J. (Oral) Mr. P.C. Bisht, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. J.P. Joshi, Chief Standing Counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 4. 2. After hearing the detailed arguments of the learned counsel for the petitioner, we are afraid we cannot grant any relief to the petitioner in this case, because in the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India this Court cannot issue a writ of mandamus against respondent nos.1 to 4 directing them to transfer the petitioner from one place to another. Similarly in the facts and circumstances of this case, we cannot also quash and set-aside the transfer orders of respondent nos.5 & 6 because no illegality as such has been shown to have been attached with these transfer orders. 3. The petition is dismissed in limine. (J. C. S. Rawat, J.) (V. K. Gupta, J.) Dated 26.03.2008 LSR/Shiv