Alok Kumar Verma vs Union of India

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DELHI HIGH COURT
SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
Alok Kumar Verma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Table of Content
1. petitioner challenges transfer orders. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. understanding of 'mala fide' essential for judgment. (Para 4)
3. high standard of proof required for mala fide allegations. (Para 5 , 8 , 10)
4. transfer orders linked to attempts to expose irregularities. (Para 12 , 13 , 14)
5. court finds no evidence of mala fide in transfer orders. (Para 35 , 36 , 44)

JUDGMENT

Satish Chandra Sharma, C.J. The Petitioner before this Court - is a retired employee, has filed the instant Writ Petition under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India against the Order dated 22.08.2014 passed by the Ld. Central Administrative Tribunal ("CAT") in O.A. No. 1158 of 2014 ("Impugned Order").Vide the Impugned Order, the Ld. CAT has refused to interfere with the Orders dated 31.12.2013 and 26.02.2014 whereby the Petitioner was transferred to the North East Frontier Railways as a Chief Bridge Engineer ("transfer orders").

2. Vide this instant Writ Petition, the Petitioner has prayed for this Court to quash the Impugned Order, set aside the transfer orders and direct the Respondents to restore the posting of the Petitioner to the same post he was holding prior to 26.02.2014. Furthe

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DELHI HIGH COURTSATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SUBRAMONIUM PRASADAlok Kumar Verma – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

DELHI HIGH COURT
SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
Alok Kumar Verma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent