T. Nandakumar Singh

Heard Mr. SC Shyam, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. B Dev, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. R Gurung, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. By this writ petition, the petitioners are assailing the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal dated 16.03.2014 allowing the Original Application No.040-000090 of 2014 filed by the respondent by granting the limited relief to the extent that “the respondent authority not to vacate the applicant (present respondent) from the quarter in view of the transfer from Umroi to Shillong”.

3. The fact sufficient for deciding, the matter in issue, in the present writ petition is noted. The respondent was appointed as Blacksmith in the office of the Assistant Garrison Engineer (I), Umroi Military Station on 17.05.1983 and eventually, he was promoted to the post of SH (I). Admittedly, the respondent was allotted the quarter (quarter-in-question) while he was working in the post of SH (I) at Umroi Military Station. It is stated that due to exigency, the respondent was transferred vide order dated 01.02.2014 from Umroi Military Station to the office of the Garrison Engineer, Shillong. Pursuant to the tran