LAWS(JHAR)-2009-1-75

DINESH KUMAR MANJHI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

Decided On January 12, 2009
Dinesh Kumar Manjhi Appellant
V/S
STATE OF JHARKHAND Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) CHALLENGE in this writ application is to the Notification No. 384 dated 12.02.2008, whereby the order of the petitioners transfer, issued earlier vide Notification No. 3082 dated 24.12.2007 to Chatra was cancelled and he has been transferred to Giridih in the capacity of the Sub -divisional Agriculture Officer (General). While praying for quashing the aforesaid Notification, the petitioner has also prayed for quashing the Notification No. 382 dated 18.02.2008 by which the Respondent No. 4 has been directed to continue as Sub -divisional Agriculture Officer at Chatra in addition to his substantive post at Koderma in the same capacity.

(2.) THE petitioner and the Respondent No. 4 are members of the Jharkhand Agriculture Service Class -II in Category 1 (Agronomy). The petitioner was deputed to work for some time in the Department of Rural Development from where he was later repatriated to his Parent Department, namely, the Agriculture and Cane Development Department where he joined on 04.12.2007.

(3.) COUNTER affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3, namely the Secretary and the Additional Secretary respectively of the Agricultural and Cane Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi. A separate counter affidavit has also been filed on behalf of the private Respondent No. 4.