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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN, SUSHIL KUKREJA
Rameshwar Chaudhary – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J.
1. The petitioner is a Class-I Officer, who earlier being posted as Block Development Officer, Chhohara (Chirgaon), has been transferred and posted as Block Development Officer, Churag, District Mandi, H.P. and aggrieved thereby has filed the instant petition for grant of the following substantive reliefs:
“a) That a writ in the nature of certiorari may kindly be issued and the impugned order/notification dated 20.02.2025 (Annexure P-7) may be quashed and set asidequa the petitioner, whereby the petitioner has again been transferred from Development Block Chhohara (Chirgaon) hard area to Development Block Churag in Distt. Mandi about 230 KM, when he had joined in compliance to order/judgment dated 03.04.2023 passed in CWP No. 755/2023 (on 11.04.2023) and has worked for about 01 year 10 months time in the hard area and has left just about 05 months for his superannuation (31.07.2025), in the interest of law, equity and justice.
b) That the action of the respondents to issue order dated 20.02.2025 at Sr. No.2 after the issuance of order dated 06.04.2023 (Annexure P-4) in compliance to judgment dated 03.04.2023 passed in CWP No. 755/2023, may be held il
Transfers of government employees are a normal incidence of service and should not be interfered with unless proven to be arbitrary or mala fide.
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The main legal point established in the judgment is that the transfer of public servants should be made in public interest or administrative exigency, without arbitrary or extraneous considerations. ....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that transfer of government employees should be made in public interest or administrative exigency, and not based on extraneous considerations or p....
Government servants have no vested right to remain posted at a particular place, and interference with transfer orders should be limited to cases of mala fides or violation of specific provisions.
Government servants have no vested right to remain posted at a place of their choice and can be transferred in administrative exigencies. Interference with transfer orders should be limited to cases ....
Government servants have no vested right to remain posted at a place of their choice, and interference with transfer orders should be limited to cases of mala fides or violation of specific provision....
Judicial review of employee transfers is limited; transfers are administrative unless proven mala fide or in violation of statutory provisions.
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