BABU RAM SHARMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) RAJEEV Gupta, C. J. Sri Nagesh Agarwal, Advocate for the petitioner Smt. Anjali Bhargava, Standing Counsel (Central Government) for re spondents 1 and 2 Sri Lalit Sharma, Brief Holder for respondents 3 to 5 Smt. Beena Pande, Standing Coun sel (U. P. Government) for respondent 6. They are heard on admission.

(2.) PETITIONER Babu Ram Sharma has filed this writ petition for the follow ing reliefs: " (a) Issue a writ, rule order or direc tion in the nature of certiorari calling for the records and quashing the impugned order dated 11-05-2006 (Annexure-1) passed by respondent no. 1 so far as relates to petitioner and the order dated 17-5-2007 (Annexure No. 1 A) passed by the respondent no. 5. (b) Issue a writ, rule order or direc tion in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents not to interfere in the functioning of petitioner as Assistant Engineer, Lakhwar Bandh Nirman Khand-1, Dakpathar Dehradun pursuant to impugned order dated 11-05-2006. (c) Issue any order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. (d) Award cost of the petition in fa vour of the petitioner. "

(3.) SRI Nagesh Agarwal, the learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently ar gued that the petitioner's case ought to have been considered by the respondents for his mutual transfer from the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State of Uttaranehal as the State of Uttaranehal has no objection to the petitioner's trans fer from the State of Uttar Pradesh to the State of Uttranchal. The learned counsel further submitted that the Cen tral Government has erred in not giving due weight to the petitioner's revised option for the State of Uttaranehal/ Uttarakhand.