1 ^ PETITIONER: IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.S No..:r::Y..'..r......... .../2011 Bhagirathi Sahu, Aged about 48 years, S/o Shri Jeevan Lal Sahu, Posted as Upper Division Teacher at Adim Jati Kalyan Purva Madhyamik Shala, Murli Block Pali district Korba R/o Village Madai Post Khamariya, via Baloda Thana Seepat, District Bilaspur (C.G.) VERSUS ,^.;^ -.>:"\).^ x'" 4^^y €?"-?" ^ RESPONDENTS: ^ State of ClAattisgarh Through the Secretary Departinent of Schedule Tribe and Schedule Caste Development DKS Bhawan, Mantralaya Raipur (Chhattisgarh) Collector (Tribal Welfare) Korba (C.G.) PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF APPROPRIATE WRITS OF MANDAMUS AND CERTIORARI AND FOR OTHER SUITABLE WRITS AND DIRECTIONS:- PETITiONER RESPONDENTS HIGH COURT OF CHHATTiSGARH : BiLASPUR WR[T PETSTiON (S) No. 5514 OF 201 1 Bhaglrathi Sahu Versus State of Chhattisgarh & Another asnoK iWrit Petjtion under Articie 226 ofthe Constjtution of india) Singie Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnjhotri, J. Present:- Shri Jitendra Pali, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Shashank Thakur, Panei Lawyer for theState. ORDER (ORAU (Passed on thls 21st day ofSeptember, 2011) 1. Chailenge in thjs petition is to the order dated 15.07.2011 (Annexure P-1), whereby the petitioner, working as Upper Division Teacher, has been transferred from Mlddie Schooi, Murli, Block Pali to Middle Schooi, Sirmina, BiockPondi Uproda, on administrative grounds. 'v 2. Learned counsel appeaNng'for the petitioner submits that the wife of the petitioner is aiso working as Assistant Teacher at Primary Schooi Mandal, Block Masturi, which is only 16 km awayfrom the present piace of posting of the petitioner. The transfer policy of the State prescribes that as far as possible, the husband and wife should be posted at the same place, which has not been done in the instant case. The petitioner ought to have been posted at the nearest piace of posting of the vvife. 3. Learned counsei appearing for the State submits that if the petitioner aiongwith his wife makes a joint representation raising their grievance, the same shali be considered and decided sympatheticaily, in accordance with law and on its own merits, as expedltiousiy as possible, preferably withlna period of four weeks. 4. In view of the above, according to learned counsei appearing for the petitioner, notning sumves for adjudication in this petltton< 5. Accordlngty, the writ petitjon is disposed of with the aforestated observation. 1 sd/- SatishK.Agnihom Judge t.