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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
MADHURESH PRASAD, AJAY KUMAR GUPTA
Chandramoni Pakhira – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the transfer dispute. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. petitioner's arguments based on transfer guidelines. (Para 6 , 7 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16) |
| 3. legal reasoning over policy interpretation. (Para 8 , 10 , 13 , 15) |
| 4. respondents' justification against exemptions. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 5. court observations affirming tribunal's findings. (Para 25 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 6. final decision on the writ petition. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
JUDGMENT :
MADHURESH PRASAD, J.
1. The writ petitioner was the applicant before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata Bench (hereinafter referred to as the “Tribunal”) in O.A. No. 357 of 2025. The Tribunal has dismissed the O.A. by a judgment dated 09.06.2025, which is the subject matter of the present writ proceedings.
2. The writ petitioner, a Senior Accounts Officer in the Defence Accounts Department was posted at Kolkata. She was transferred from Kolkata to Shillong by an order dated 29.11.2024. She represented seeking reconsideration of the transfer order, which was rejected by the authorities on 21.01.2025. The order was put to challenge in O.A. No. 164 of 2025, wherein the transfer order was also a
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