IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 805 of 2005 (S/S) Smt. Naima Parveen W/o Javed Khan Presently working as Assistant Teacher In Junior High School, Bacholi District Bageshwar Vikas Khand Bageshwar District – Bageshwar … Petitioner Versus 1. Joint Director of Education, Kumaun Mandal, Nainital 2. Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Almora 3. Basic Shiksha Adhikari, Bageshwar … Respondents Sri S.S. Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. By means of this Writ Petition, the petitioner has sought the relief in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to relieve the petitioner for District-Almora from the District Bageshwar where she is presently posted. Brief facts giving rise to this writ petition are that the petitioner was initially appointed as Assistant Teacher in 1983 in District Bageshwar. The petitioner is presently working as Assistant Teacher in Bahuli, District Bageshwar. As per the writ petition, the petitioner is a permanent resident of Lala Bazar, Almora, District Almora and she is also married in Almora, therefore, she had given her application for annual transfer from District Bageshwar to District Almora on 18.05.2005. The writ petition further reveals that prior to 1997, Bageshwar was a part of District Almora and after the 2 bifurcation of the District Almora, Bageshwar was created as new District and therefore option was also asked for from the employees either in the District Bageshwar or in District Almora. The petitioner gave her option to work in District Almora. But till date her option have not been decided by the respondents. It has been averred in the writ petition that several times the petitioner has prayed to the authority concerned but of no avail. Hence, she has filed this writ petition. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. Learned counsel for the petitioner has cited some decision of this court in which a direction has been issued that the representation of the petitioner be decided within such stipulated time as has been fixed by the court. In view of the averment made in the writ petition as well as having perused the record. I direct the Joint Director of Education (Basic) Kumaon Division, Nainital, if he is holding the charge of the Basic Schools and in case he is not holding the charge of the Basic Schools, the authority who is In-charge of the Basic Schools of the Region, shall decide the representation moved by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The petitioner is directed to place the copy of the order alongwith his representation before the Joint Director of Education, Basic Kumaon Region, Nainital / In-charge Regional Basic School Kumaon Mandal within two weeks from today. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.C. Kandpal, J.) 23rd June, 2005 Shiv