Allahabad High Court

VEENA SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

Decided: 20 September 2026
Bench: MANISH KUMAR NIGAM

Holding

The writ petition is disposed of as redundant, and the respondent is directed to decide the pending representation within twelve weeks.

Summary

Petitioner Veena Singh filed a writ petition seeking her transfer from the District Commissionerate of Kanpur Nagar to the District Jhansi Range. She had earlier submitted a representation to Respondent No.2 on 7 September 2026 requesting the same transfer. The Standing Counsel for the respondents argued that the writ petition was redundant since the representation was already pending. The Court agreed, holding that maintaining the writ petition would serve no useful purpose. Consequently, the petition was disposed of, with a direction to Respondent No.2 to decide the representation within twelve weeks, ensuring notice and hearing to all parties.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition seeking a service transfer is maintainable when a representation on the same matter has already been filed with the concerned authority.

Subjects

transfer of service
writ petition
administrative law
representation
procedural law

Judgment

                                                  HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

                                                             WRIT - A No. - 15120 of 2026

                                    Veena Singh
                                                                                                     .....Petitioner(s)
                                                                          Versus
                                    State Of U.P. And 2 Others
                                                                                                   .....Respondent(s)

                                    Counsel for Petitioner(s)                         :    Manoj Srivastava
                                    Counsel for Respondent(s)                         :    C.S.C.

                                    Court No. - 33
                                                        HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR NIGAM, J.

                                    1. By means of present writ petition, petitioner is seeking transfer from District
                                    Commissionerate Kanpur Nagar to District Jhansi Range. In this regard,
                                    petitioner has already moved a representation before respondent no.2 on
                                    7.9.2026.

                                    2. Learned Standing Counsel has submitted that since the petitioner has
                                    already approached respondent no.2, no useful purpose would be served in
                                    keeping this writ petition pending.

                                    3. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to
                                    respondent no.2 to consider and decide the above-mentioned representation
                                    filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within
                                    twelve weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order,
                                    after ensuring service of notice upon all the respondents and providing
                                    opportunity of hearing to all the concerned parties provided there is no other
                                    legal impediment.

                                    September 21, 2026
                                    Rishabh
                                                                                          (Manish Kumar Nigam,J.)




Digitally signed by :-
RISHABH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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