CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL GUWAHATI BENCH Original Application No. 040/00111/2025 with M.A. Nos. 227/2025, 191/2025, 216/2025, 170/2025, 238/2025 & 192/2025 Date of order: This, the 19th day of December 2025 HON’BLE MR. SANJIV KUMAR, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER Sri Manoranjan Debbarma, Assistant Engineer (QS&C), MES 244224, O/o the GE Silchar, Military Engineer Services, Pin 900380, C/o 99 APO, Residential address; Quarter No. P 192, Masimpur, P.O. Arunachal, Silchar, Dist: Cachar, Assam …Applicant By Advocates: Shri M. Chanda Versus

1. Union of India, Represented by the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Defence, South Block, New Delhi 110001.

2. Directorate General (Pers)/EIB, Engineer in Chief Branch, Kashmir House Rajaji Marg, New Delhi

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3. Chief Engineer Headquarters, Eastern Command, Engrs Branch, PIN 908542, C/o 99 APO.

4. The Garrison Engineer, Silchar, MES Pin 781365 C/o 99, APO DistCachar, Assam.

5. Deputy Director, Pers( C& M), for Engineer-in-Chief, O/o the Directorate General (Pers)/EIB; Engineer in Chief Branch, Kashmir House Rajaji Marg, New Delhi

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6. Rahul Singh’ IDSE, Deputy Director, Pers( C& M), for Engineer in Chief, o/o the Directorate General (Pers)/EIB, Engineer in Chief Branch, Kashmir House Rajaji Marg, New Delhi 110011.

7. Rahul Singh, MES 609094, AGE (Contract), O/o the CWE (AF) Bamrauli, Prayagraj 21108.

8. Superintendent Engineer, Dir Pers C & M, O/o the Directorate General (Pers)/E1B, Engineer in Chief’s Branch, Kashmir House, Rajaji Marg, New Delhi

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9. P.K. Singh, IDSE, Superintendent Engineer, DirPers C &

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....Respondents By Advocate: Sh.A Kundu for respondents 1 to 5 & 8 Sh. A. Ahmed for private respondent no. 7.

Date of Hearing: 11.12.2025 Date of Order: 19.12.2025 ORDER PER SANJIV KUMAR, MEMBER (A):

This Original Application (O.A.) has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 by the applicant with the following reliefs:-

“ 8.1 Impugned posting order dated 10.02.2025 (Annexure A-1) read with impugned amended posting order dated 11.02.2025 (Annexure A2) be set aside and quashed with a further direction upon the respondents to allow the applicant to continue in the present place of posting i.e. in the O/o the GE, Silchar till completion of the fixed tenure of 2 years at Silchar. In the light of the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of T.S.R. Subramanian and Ors. vs Union of India and Ors. rendered on 31.10.2013 wherein the Government of India have directed to maintain tenure stability.

8.2 Impugned promotion cum posting order dated 07.03.2025 (Annexure A3) be set aside and quashed so far Respondent no. 7 is concerned.

8.3 That the Hon’ble Tribunal be pleased to set aside and quash the impugned speaking order dated 23.04.2025 (Annexure A4) as well as impugned movement order dated 24.04.2025 (Annexure A5).

8.4 Any other relief or reliefs as the Hon’ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper, including the cost of the case”.

2. Brief facts of the case are that initially the applicant has joined as Junior Engineer in the MES under Ministry of Defence in the year 2013 and posted in the office of AGE (I), Agartala, Tripura. He was transferred from the O/o GE Silchar to Borjhar, Guwahati MES on account of promotion cum posting order dated 02.07.2024 and within 13 days of joining at Borjhar, Guwahati, he was transferred back to Garrison Engineer Silchar vide order dated 04.09.2024 (Annexure A-6). Learned counsel submits that within a span of 5 months, he was again transferred from GE Silchar to Missamari, Assam vide impugned transfer order dated 10.2.2025 (Annexure A- 1) as Assistant Additional Director (Contract). Thus 3 transfers were effected within a span of 7 months in complete contravention of the transfer policy and the Hon’ble Supreme Court judgment and order dated 31.10.2013 (Annexure A-9) rendered in the case of T.S.R.