INDERJEET SINGH
Narpat Singh – Appellant
Versus
Chief Engineer, Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited. – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the transfer order dated 06.09.2022 whereby the petitioner who is working on the post of A.En. has been transferred from Alwar to Bharatpur.
2. Grievance of the petitioner is that it is a case of frequent transfer and the same is in violation of policy of the department. Counsel further submits that the wife of the petitioner is not keeping good health and prayed for allowing the writ petition.
3. Heard counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.
4. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter of Union of India and Anr. v. Deepak Niranjan Pandit and Anr. reported in (2020) 3 Supreme Court Cases 404 in para Nos. 3 and 4 has held as under:-
"3.The High Court, in interfering with the order of transfer, has relied on two circumstances. Firstly, the High Court has noted that as a result of the stay on the order of transfer, the headquarters of the respondent will remain at Mumbai and even if he is to be suspended, his headquarters will continue to remain at Mumbai. The second reason, which was weighed with the High Court, is that the spouse of the respondent suffers from a cardiac ailment and is obtaining medical treat
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