India, May 23 -- The Uttarakhand high court on Thursday directed the state's Public Works Department (PWD) to remove the adverse remarks made in the transfer order of Rizwan Khan, who is additional assistant engineer in PWD Uttarakhand, and son of a rape accused.

The bench of Justice Manoj Tiwari and Justice Ashish Naithani directed the PWD while hearing the petition filed by Rizwan.

Kartikeya Hari Gupta, counsel of the petitioner, said Rizwan had challenged the stigmatic transfer order dated May 5 by which he was transferred from PWD Construction Division Khatima to temporary division PWD Ghansali on administrative grounds.

"Petitioner is the son of Mohammad Usman who is the accused in minor rape case in Nainital filed on April 30. We...