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RAVI MALIMATH, PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV
Shyam Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER
1. Aggrieved by the order dated 13.4.2022 (Annexure-A-1) in Writ Petition No.8470 of 2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in dismissing the petitioner's plea challenging the order of transfer, the petitioner is in appeal.
2. The case of the writ petitioner is that he is an Officer of the State Municipal Services. He is scheduled to superannuate on 31.8.2022. He is presently working as the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Burhanpur. That when the writ petitioner who was working on the post of Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ratlam, he was transferred by the order dated 9.7.2020 to Rewa, as the Joint Director, Urban Development and Housing Department. Within a period of 11 months, by the order dated 4.6.2021, he was transferred from Rewa as the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Burhanpur. By the impugned order dated 7.4.2022 (Annexure-P/1 to the writ petition) merely after a period of ten months, he has been transferred to Bhopal as Joint Director, Directorate, Urban Administration and Development, Bhopal. Questioning the same, instant writ petition was filed.
3. The learned Single Judge came to the view that even though there is a frequency of transfer of less tha
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the transfer of a government employee should be made in public interest and for administrative reasons, and frequent transfers without justifi....
Transfer of an employee is an exigency of service and should not be interfered with unless it is mala fide or in violation of statutory provisions.
Transfers should be made based on genuine public interest and administrative exigencies, and not on extraneous considerations or recommendations of elected representatives.
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