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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
AJAY MOHAN GOEL
Raman Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition challenges transfer order after short posting. (Para 1) |
| 2. premature transfer violates normal tenure. (Para 2) |
| 3. long service in contiguous home stations. (Para 3) |
| 4. state cadre requires service in all areas including tribal. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 5. petition dismissed lacking merit. (Para 6) |
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Mohan Goel, J.
By way of this petition, the petitioner has challenged the transfer order (Annexure P-3) dated 22.12.2025, in terms whereof, the petitioner has been transferred as Superintendent Grade-II, from GSSS Mubarkpur, District Una to GSS Jahalma, District Lahaul & Spiti.
2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was transferred to Mubarkpur from GSSS Nalsua, District Kangra by way of adjustment after cancelling his transfer to District Sirmour, but now in terms of the impugned order, the petitioner who had joined at Mubarkpur only in the month of June, 2025, has not been allowed to serve at the station for a normal tenure of three to five years. Accordingly, learned Counsel submitted that as the impugned order is per se bad, the petition be allowed by quashing the same.
3. Learned Advocate General has referred to the reply filed by t
State cadre employees after 25+ years in home-contiguous stations cannot challenge transfers to tribal areas; such postings non-punitive, fulfill administrative needs and employee service duty.
Transfers must have justification based on administrative exigency or public interest, and cannot be arbitrary; employees have a legitimate expectation of reasonable tenure in their positions.
The court upheld the validity of the transfer policy, which mandates that teachers who are transferred on a mutual basis must serve a minimum period of three years at the new location, reinforcing di....
Government employees can be transferred for public interest, and longer tenures do not create a legal right to remain at one location.
An employee has no fundamental right or, for that matter, a vested right to claim a transfer or posting of their choice.
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