SUMER SINGH v. 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. SUMER SINGH v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
[2026:RJ-JP:38148] (1 of 3) [CW-18098/2026] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S. B. Civil Writ Petition No. 18098/2026 CNR: RJHC010764932026 | URN: CW / 31351U / 2026 Sumer Singh S/o Shri Ladu Ram, Aged About 41 Years, R/o Laxman Nagar C Banar Road Jodhpur Dist. Jodhpur Raj. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary Dept. Of Education Govt. Of Raj. Jaipur Raj. 2. The Director, Secondary Education Bikaner Dist. Bikaner Raj. 3. The Joint Director, School Education Jodhpur Division Dist. Jodhpur Raj. 4. The District Education Officer, Headquarter Secondary Education Jodhpur District Jodhpur Raj. 5. The Principal, Mahatma Gandhi Govt. School Desuriya Vishnoiyan Keru Dist. Jodhpur Raj. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Karni Singh For Respondent(s) : Mr. NK Mehta, Dy. G. C. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT Order 10/08/2026 1.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents, without adhering to their own policy of keeping husband and wife at the same place of posting, have transferred the petitioner from Mahatama Gandhi Government Senior Secondary School, Desuriya, Vishnoiyan Block Keru, Jodhpur to Government Senior Secondary School, SAR, Jodhpur vide order dated 10. 07. 2026 (Annex. 8). He submits that the wife of the [2026:RJ-JP:38148] (2 of 3) [CW-18098/2026] petitioner is also in government service and posted as Nursing Officer Additional Superintendent-cum-Principal Medical Officer, District Hospital Paota, Jodhpur. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that vide office order dated 17. 07. 2026, a Grievance Redressal Committee has been constituted in respect to transfer of single women/widow/divorcee/employees suffering from terminal illness and various other issues.
He submits that the petitioner can file his representation before the Grievance Redressal Committee, which will consider the representation on the grounds raised by the petitioner in an expeditious manner and this petition can be disposed at this stage. 3. Heard. 4. Taking into consideration the grievance raised herein and also the fact that a Grievance Redressal Committee has been constituted vide office order dated 17. 07. 2026, this Court deems it appropriate to direct the petitioner to file his representation before the Grievance Redressal Committee within a period of ‘7days’ from today and the Committee shall decide the representation within a period of ‘two weeks’ thereafter, strictly in accordance with law by way of passing a speaking order. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. 6. Till the decision of the representation, the impugned order dated 10. 07. 2026 (Annex.
8) shall remain stayed qua the petitioner, in case, he has not joined at the new place of posting. [2026:RJ-JP:38148] (3 of 3) [CW-18098/2026] 7. It is made clear that in case, the petitioner fails to file a representation within a period of one week from today, the interim order granted by this Court shall stand vacated automatically. (YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J 67/Sombeer Singh
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