Dr Dhananjay Anand vs State Of Up And 2 Others on 12 February, 2024
3. Facts in brief as contained in the petition are that the petitioner is working as a Medical Officer/Consultant at Community Health Center, Bhadura District Ghazipur. The respondent No.2/Joint Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare, Anubhag 2 Government of U.P. Lucknow passed order dated 24.11.2023 by which the petitioner was transferred from Community Health Center, Bhadura District Ghazipur to Consultant District Women Hospital Varanasi. Aggrieved against the aforesaid transfer order, the petitioner as well as Provincial Medical Services Association U.P. Lucknow submitted various representations before the respondent No.1 with the request to cancel the transfer order of the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner is an office bearer and as per the transfer policy dated 07.06.2023 that the office bearers of Registered Association shall not be transferred for two years from the date of taking charge as office bearer in the Registered Association. Since no action was taken on the aforesaid representation, the petitioner has preferred Writ A No.20507 of 2023 (Dr Dhananjay Anand Vs. State of UP And Another) by which the transfer order dated 24.11.2023 was challenged. The aforesaid writ petition was disposed of with certain directions and keeping the aforesaid order in abeyance. The order dated 24.11.2023 is reproduced hereinbelow:-