JUDGMENT

Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. - This case illustrates how people, having nothing to do with the administration and governance of the State, are calling the shots being in some kind of dominating position and getting the employees, who happen to be the government servants, transferred as per their wishes and choice by issuing recommendations to this effect and the same, in turn, are unfortunately being acted upon.

2. Aggrieved by the order of transfer, the petitioner has filed the instant petition for the grant of following substantive reliefs:

"To issue necessary writ, direction and order thereby quashing and setting aside impugned transfer order dated 29.4.2021, Annexure P-1, and also joining letter dated 5.5.2021 Annexure P-2."

3. The main ground, assailing the order of transfer, is that such transfer has been effected without there being any public interest or administrative exigency, rather the same has been made on the basis of a D.O. Note No. 280438 dated 25.3.2021 and the same, therefore, is not legally tenable.

4. In order to satisfy ourself regarding veracity and correctness of the allegations, we called upon the official respondents to produce before us the records of the