( 1 ) SHOULD the Court interfere in matters of transfer of a Government servant or of an employee engaged by any other instrumentality of the `state as defined in Art. 12 of the Constitution of India ? In view of the decision of the Supreme Court and that of the Division Bench of this High Court does the question not require re-thinking and fresh approach ? It is not time for us to turn the search-light to our ownselves and make a little introspection ? The aforesaid questions need to be examined and answered in this petition wherein a lecturer of a college has challenged the legality and validity of the order of his transfer.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is serving as lecturer in sociology At Government Arts and Science College Gandhinagar. He is ordered to be transferred to Dharmandrasinhji Arts College Rajkot. The petitioner challenges the legality and validity of the order of transfer. It is contended that there are three to four other lecturers who are in Ahmedabad and/or Gandhinagar colleges for a period of about 15 to 18 years. They have not been transferred while the petitioner who has put in lesser number of years of service at Gandhinagar has been ordered to be tr