BALBIR JAKHAR v. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN
Court: High Court of Rajasthan
Bench: YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Rajasthan judgment dated 2026-08-10. BALBIR JAKHAR v. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
[2026:RJ-JP:38088] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 18403/2026 CNR: RJHC010783642026 | URN: CW / 31791U / 2026 Balbir Jakhar S/o Shri Arjun Lal Jakhar, Aged About 40 Years, Resident Of Dehra, Near Shree Cement Plant, Asalpur Road, Jobner, Jaipur (Raj. ). ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Agriculture And Panchayati Raj Raj Department, Government Secretariat, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 2. Commissioner, Commissionerate Agriculture And Horticulture Department, Pant Krishi Bhawan, Vaniki Path, Jaipur (Raj. ). 3. Additional Direct, Agriculture (Administration Agriculture And Horticulture Raj Department, Pant Krishi Bhawan, Vaniki Path, Jhotwara, Jaipur (Raj. ). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. O. P. Sangwa For Respondent(s) : Mr. Deepak Bora, Dy. GC HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT Order 10/08/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner while placing reliance upon order dated 27. 02.
2025 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in D. B. Spl. Appl. Writ No. 332/2025, Pradeep Kumar Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. , submits that the wife of the petitioner is posted in District Jaipur and the petitioner has been transferred from District Jaipur to Dausa. He also submits that it is the duty of the respondents that the petitioner be transferred to the same place where his wife is working, who is also a Government servant. In [2026:RJ-JP:38088] (2 of 2) [CW-18403/2026] such situation, he submits that the petitioner may be permitted to file a representation before the respondents, which may be directed to be decided expeditiously. 2.
Learned counsel appearing for the respondents opposed the aforesaid submissions and submits that due to administrative exigency the transfer has been made, but considering the grievance as raised by the petitioner, the petitioner is free to make a representation to the Department, which will consider the representation on the ground raised by the petitioner and this petition can be disposed of at this stage. 3. In view of the submissions made, the instant writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the petitioner to file a representation before the respondents for ventilating the grievance within a period of seven days from today and the same shall be decided within a period of fifteen days thereafter, by passing a speaking order strictly in accordance with law. 4. Till the decision of the representation, the impugned transfer order dated 10. 07. 2026 shall remain stayed qua the petitioner, if the petitioner has not joined at the new place of posting. 5.
It is made clear that if the petitioner fails to file a representation within a period of seven days from today, the interim order granted by this Court shall stand vacated automatically. (YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J 92/Rajesh Prajapat
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