Advocates:
['ABHIJAY NEGI', 'ASTT S G', '', 'AAZMEEN SHEIKH', 'C S C', 'AJAY JOSHI']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

JUSTICE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

AND

JUSTICE SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA KHULBE

WRIT PETITION (S/B) No. 98 OF 2022

18TH APRIL, 2022

Between:

Rajiv Bhartari

…… Petitioner

Vs.

Union of India & others. …… Respondents

Counsel for the petitioner :

Mr. Abhijay Negi, the learned counsel.

Counsel for the Union of India :

Mr. Aazmeen Sheikh, the learned Standing

Counsel

Counsel for the State. :

Mr. C.S. Rawat, the learned Chief Standing

Counsel.

Counsel for respondent no. 4 :

Mr. Arvind Vashistha, the learned Senior

Counsel, assisted by Mr. Ajay Joshi, the

learned counsel.

Upon hearing the learned Counsel, the Court made the

following

JUDGMENT : (per Sri Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.)

Petitioner is a member of Indian Forest Service,

who was serving as Principal Conservator of Forest (Head of

Forest Force), Uttarakhand. He is aggrieved by the order

dated 25.11.2021, passed by Secretary, Department of

Forest, whereby he has been transferred to the post of

Chairman, Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board, Dehradun. This

order