IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 822(S/S) of 2007 Smt. Sudha Singh W/o Sri S.K. Singh R/o S.E.S. Raiwala Cantt, District- Dehradun ------ Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through its Secretary (School Education, Dehradun 2. Director, (School Education), Uttarakhand, Dehradun 3. District Education Officer, Dehradun 4. Additional District Education Officer (Basic) Dehradun ------- Respondents Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. Heard Sri I.P., Gairola, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel State of Uttarakhand for the respondents. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the transfer order dated 23.06.2007, Annexure 2 to the writ petition passed by respondent no. 4, Additional District Education Officer (Basic), Dehradun, by which the petitioner, who is working as Assistant Teacher, Junior High School, Chhidarwala, Block Doiwala, District Dehradun, has been transferred to Junior High School Bisai (Chakrota Block). The petitioner has challenged this transfer order on the ground that the sole ground for transferring the petitioner from the present place of posting is that she is working against the standard strength of the teachers whereas she was transferred in November 2006 against a clear vacancy. 2 The petitioner has already moved a representation dated 02.07.2007, Annexure 3 to the writ petition. During the course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the respondents, District Education Officer/Additional District Education Officer may be directed to take decision on the representation of the petitioner within a particular period prescribed by the Court. The prayer is innocuous. In the circumstances, I direct the District Education Officer/ Additional District Education Officer to take decision on the representation of the petitioner by giving specific reasons under what circumstances, the petitioner comes within the purview of those teachers working against the sanctioned strength prescribed by the Government, when the petitioner was transferred in the month of November 2006 against the clear vacancy and the strength of the institution was decided in the year 2005. The decision shall be taken by the respondent authority within a period of one week from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. With this direction, the writ petition is finally disposed of. All the pending applications stand disposed of. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) 09.07.2007 VKS