ORDER :

Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J.

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

“(i) That the impugned order of transfer dated 17.04.2021 (Annexure P-1) may kindly be quashed and set aside.

(ii) That the petitioner may be allowed to work as Sr. Assistant at Andhara Power House HPSEBL Chirgaon till the final disposal of this writ petition.”

2. The petitioner was appointed as a Clerk and joined as such in the year 1989 in the Office of ACT III Chirgaon where he worked till 30th April, 1990. Thereafter, the petitioner worked at various places and vide order dated 04.03.2019, he was transferred at Andhara Power House, Chirgaon, where he joined on 05.03.2019. Again, the petitioner was transferred vide order dated 17.04.2021 from Andhara Power House Division Chirgaon to Electrical Division, HPSEBL, Dalhousie (Chamba) and aggrieved thereby has filed the instant petition for the reliefs as set out above.

3. It is the specific case of the petitioner that his transfer has neither been effected in administrative exigency nor in public interest, but has been effected on the basis of a D.O. Note issued by someone, who has no