SURENDRA KUMAR AGRAWAL Vs. JAGDISH GEHLOT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ORDER pronounced in open Court.

(2.) THE Case comes up for orders on the contempt petition filed by the petitioner under sec. 12 of the Contempt of Court Act. It was submitted that the petitioner filed S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 3944 of 1989 before this Court pleading, inter-alia, that at the behast of the Minister concerned, who belongs to Bikaner, he is likely to be displaced from his present place of posting. This writ petition was filed on 23. 10. 1989 and at that time, he was working as Executive Engineer, Khara Division, CAD, IGNP, Bikaner. It is alleged that the petitioner joined as Executive Engineer, Khara Division, C. A. D. I, GNP, Bikaner on 23. 3. 1989. It is further alleged that at the time of filing of this writ petition, parliamentary elections were declared and a ban was imposed on the State Govt. not to transfer any Officer/official after 1. 10. 1989. However, an order was sent by the Deputy Secrstary to the Government that respondent No. 3 Shri Surendra S. Rai, Executive Engineer, who is returning from training should be given charge of Khara Division, C. A. D. , I. G. N. P. , Bikaner as per the orders of the Minister concerned. This order is dated 7. 10. 1989. THE petitioner folt that he will be displaced from his present place of posting mspite of the ban and, therefore, he moved this writ petition praying therein that he should not be displaced from his present place of posting because his family has settled at Bikaner and his displacement will result in discontinuance of the studies of his children. It is alleged that the petitioner himself was appreached for giving consent about his transfer but he refused to oblige. Alongwith the writ petition, he also filed S. B. Civil Misc. Stay Petition No. 3724 of 1989.

(3.) WITH these directions, this contempt petition stands disposed of accordingly. .