ORDER

(ORAL)

CM No.42035/2017 Allowed subject to just exceptions.

W.P.(C) 10302/2017 Petitioner is a Group ‘B’ employee of respondent-Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), who vide impugned order of 8th November, 2017 (Annexure A-7) has been transferred from Sahibabad to Mumbai. The grievance of petitioner is that the impugned transfer is contrary to the Transfer Policy (Annexure A-6) which provides for transfer within the zone. Petitioner asserts that petitioner has been transferred outside his zone.

Mr.B.K.Sood, who appears on behalf of respondent-Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) draws the attention of this Court to Clause 5 of the Transfer Policy (Annexure A-6) to point out that the transfer can be outside the zone also for administrative reasons and submits on instructions that the impugned transfer is, in fact, on the ground of administrative exigencies. To assert so, Mr.B.K.Sood, learned counsel for respondent-Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has produced some office notings of the respondent while claiming privilege and submits that the impugned transfer of petitioner is well justified.

On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioner asserts that the transfer of petitioner is