IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-3639-2026 (O&M)

Date of decision: 09.02.2026 Rimpy @ Rakesh Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Rajvir Singh Sihag, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Hunarveer Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3.

Mr. Sandeep Khunger, Advocate for respondent No.4.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, for quashing the transfer order dated 05.09.2025 (Annexure P-1/T) issued by respondent No.2 to the extent it transfers the petitioner who is due to retire in less than 02 years from Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar to Municipal Corporation, Kapurthala and consequently the respondents be directed to permit the petitioner to serve with respondent No.3 till the date of his retirement.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner joined the service as a Sweeper in the year 1995 and thereafter, earned promotion to the post of Sanitary Inspector on 12.12.2023 in the Mu