Tashi Rabstan, J.

Petitioner, working as Assistant Accounts Officer in Finance Department of J&K State, is aggrieved of Order No. 108-Acctts. of 2016, dated 7th April 2016, issued by Director General, Accounts and Treasuries, Finance Department-respondent no. 2 herein, whereby he has been transferred from PW (R&B) Division Chadoora to the office of Additional Director, Sericulture, Srinagar, Kashmir. He is also aggrieved of Order No. 01-CHD of 2016-17, dated 11th April 2016, whereby petitioner has been relieved and directed to report his new place of posting.

2. The aforementioned orders have been thrown to challenge on the ground that petitioner has been singled out in terms of impugned transfer order, which is based on favouritism and nepotism and based on mala fide and that the impugned order has been passed in violation transfer policy notified in Government Order No. 195-F of 2010, dated 24th June 2010.

3. Heard and considered.

4. Learned counsel for petitioner during course of argument refers to Rajendra Roy v. Union of India and another [AIR (SC) 1236 (1993)] and Sarvesh Kumar Awasthi v. U.P. Jal Nigam and others [(2003) 11 SCC 740], to contend that impugned transfer o