CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CUTTACK Order Sheet Item no.: 18 No of Adjournment: 1 O.A./173/2026 (CUTTACK)

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Order Dated: 09/04/2026 Court No.: 1 RAJEEV KUMAR TRIPATHY Vs CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD For Applicant(s) Advocate : S B Jena For Respondent(s) Advocate : A K Mohapatra

4. It is within the exclusive domain of the employer to determine as to at what place and for how long the services of a particular employee are required.

5. Transfer order should be passed in public interest or administrative exigency, and not arbitrarily or for extraneous consideration or for victimization of the employee nor it should be passed under political pressure.

6. There is very little scope of judicial review by Courts/Tribunals against the transfer order and the same is restricted only if the transfer order is found to be in contravention of the statutory Rules or mala fides are established.

7. In case of mala fides, the employee has to make specific averments and should prove the same by adducing impeccable evidence.

8. The person against whom allegations of mala fide is made should be impleaded as a party by name.

9. Transfer policy or guidelines issued by the State or employer does not h