HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 6092 of 2026 Manoj Kumar Niraj .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Urban Development Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhiram Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shailendra Singh Chauhan Court No. - 3 HON'BLE KARUNESH SINGH PAWAR, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for respondent no. 2 as well as Shri Shalendra Singh Chauhan, learned counsel for respondent no. 3. Supplementary affidavit filed by learned counsel for the petitioner is taken on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that by means of the impugned order dated 31.05.2026 (Annexure No. 1), the petitioner has been transferred from Nagar Nigam, Lucknow to Nagar Nigam, Mathura. It is submitted that the petitioner is due to retire within the next eighteen months, his date of superannuation being 30.11.2027. It has further been submitted that Clause 5 (v) of the Transfer Policy for the year 2026–2027 dated 05.06.2026 provides that employees belonging to Category-C, who are left with less than two years of service before retirement, may be posted in their home district. Learned counsel further submits that a representation in this regard is already pending consideration before respondent no. 2 and, therefore, an appropriate direction may be issued for expeditious disposal of the same.

Learned Standing Counsel has opposed the writ petition; however, he has no objection to the innocuous prayer made on behalf of the petitioner. Perused the record. WRIA No. 6092 of 2026 2 With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation before respondent no. 2 within a period of one week from today. In the event such representation is submitted, respondent no. 2 shall consider and decide the same by means of a reasoned and speaking order, in accordance with law, within a further period of three weeks, keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is due to retire within eighteen months. It is further provided that for a period of four weeks from today or till the disposal of the petitioner's representation, whichever is earlier, the operation and implementation of the impugned transfer order dated 31.05.2026 (Annexure No. 1) shall remain stayed. (Karunesh Singh Pawar,J.) June 12, 2026 R.C. Digitally signed by :- RAM CHANDER YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench