2026:CGHC:13672 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 11502 of 2025

1 - Laxmi Narayan Thakur S/o Krishna Dev Thakur Aged About 36 Years R/o Koriya, District- Koriya (C.G.) At Present Posted As Sub-Divisional Officer (Forest), Janakpur, Division Manendragarh, District - Manendragarh-Chirmiri-

Bharatpur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s)

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Forest And Climate Change Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

2 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest Aranya Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Divisional Forest Officer Manendragarh, Division Manendragarh, Jkd Road, Manendragarh, District - Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.)

4 - Senior Secretaries Committee (Varishdh Sachivo Ki Committee)

Constituted Under Clause No. 8 Of The Transfer Policy Dated 05-06-2025, General Administration Department, Through Its Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Complex, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN

5 - Uttam Prasad Paikra S/o Arjun Singh Aged About 61 Years Sub-Divisional Officer Janakpur, Division Manendragarh, District - Manendragarh-Chirmiri-

Bharatpur (C.G.)

--- Respondent(s)

(Cause title is taken from CIS system)

For Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Paranjpe, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Apporva Ghore, Advocate For Respondents/State No.1 to 4 : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, P.L.

For Respondent No.5 : Mr. Jai Prakash Shukla, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu

Order On Board

19/03/2026

1. Petitioner has filed this petition challenging the order dated

22.09.2025, passed by respondent No.1 cancelling the order of transfer dated 30.06.2025 of the respondent No.5 enter-alia on the ground that reasons assigned in cancelling the order of transfer of respondent No.5 is factually not correct. It is also pleaded that Committee constituted under transfer policy as also the State Government has failed to take note that in the facts of the case Clause 1.6 of transfer policy would not apply. It is also a ground that petitioner was transferred in place of posting of respondent No.5. Pursuant to the order of transfer petitioner joined his service, however, the order of cancellation has been passed without affording any opportunity of hearing to petitioner and had prayed for following relief (s) :-

“10.1] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ/writs, direction/directions, order/orders quashing the impugned order dated 22.09.2025, passed by the State Government as well as the recommendation of the committee dated 19.08.2025 and petitioner may kindly be allowed to continue at the present place as Sub-Divisional Officer (Forest)

Janakpur, Division Manendragarh.

2] That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant any other relief(s), which is deemed fit and proper in the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that vide order dated

30.06.2025, treating petitioner to be in surplus in Forest Division Office, Manendragarh was transferred to office of Sub-Divisional Forest Officer, Janakpur, Forest Division, Manendragarh. On the same date, vide another order of transfer, respondent No.5 has been transferred from the office of Sub-Divisional Forest Officer, Janakpur, Forest Division – Manendragarh to the office of Deputy Managing Director, District Union, Manendragarh. Both the orders i.e. order of transfer of petitioner and order of transfer of respondent No.5 was on administrative ground. The order of transfer was put to challenge by respondent No.5 in writ petition bearing WPS No. 8040 of 2025, which was disposed of on 21.07.2025 in that writ petition also petitioner was arrayed as respondent. Finding some typographical error in the order, private respondent No.5 has filed an application for modification/correction of order dated 21.07.2025 and the Court