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VIVEK RUSIA
Rahul Chaudhary – Appellant
Versus
Supdt. of Police, District Ratlam – Respondent
ORDER :
Vivek Rusia, J.
1. Petitioner has filed the present petition being aggrieved by the order dated 04.07.2019 whereby he has been transferred from district Ratlam to district Burhanpur.
2. The petitioner was appointed as a Constable in the district police Ratlam vide order dated 28.09.2015 on compassionate ground and since then the petitioner is posted in the district Ratlam. For the first time vide order dated 4.7.2019 is being transferred from Ratlam to Burhanpur. The petitioner is assailing the impugned order mainly on the ground of personal inconvenience. According to the petitioner, his younger sister is suffering from illness and taking treatment from PGI Chandigarh. There is a direct train from Ratlam to Chandigarh and there is no direct connectivity from Burhanpur to Chandigarh by train, therefore, it would be very difficult for him to take him to Chandigarh for treatment. According to him, his mother is also quite aged and dependent on him. The petitioner sought permission to meet DG (Administration) Police Headquarter in order to put forth his personal inconvenience. He submitted a representation dated 08.07.2019 and thereafter he filed the present writ petition before
Transfer of government employees is an essential condition of service and should not be interfered with unless mala fide or in violation of statutory provisions.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that transfer is an incident of service, and a public servant has no vested right to seek transfer to a location of his choice. The courts should n....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that transfer of an employee is an administrative decision and should not be interfered with unless there is a violation of statutory provisions or....
Government servants have no vested right to remain posted at a place of their choice and can be transferred in administrative exigencies, and the courts should not interfere with transfer orders made....
Judicial review of transfer orders is limited; transfers are inherent to service unless proven otherwise.
Judicial review of transfer orders is limited; transfers are inherent to service unless proven otherwise.
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