IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

143 CWP-17338-2025 Decided On: 01.07.2025 RAM NIWAS YADAV ....PETITIONER(s)

Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ....RESPONDENT(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Sajjan Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Harish Nain, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana.

TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA J.(Oral)

The petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 30.05.2025, Annexure P-12, whereby the petitioner, who is working as Principal, has been transferred from Government College for Girls, Gulha Cheeka, District Kaithal, to Government College, Hathin, District Palwal.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner’s wife is working as Lecturer in Physical Education with the Chandigarh Administration. As per Government instructions dated 26.09.1986, Annexure P-18, female employees who are living with their husbands should not normally be transferred unless it is considered absolutely unavoidable on administrative grounds. Husband and wife should be posted at the same station as far as possible. Accordingly, the petitioner should not have been transferred to a far away plac