IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18590 of 2010 Date of Decision : October 12, 2010. Satnam Ram Mehmi .....Petitioner versus Punjab Mandi Board and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Pawan Kumar Goklaney, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is working as Executive Engineer (C) in the Punjab Mandi Board at Faridkot. He is due for retirement w.e.f. 31.10.2011 on attaining the age of superannuation. He has now been transferred from Faridkot to Chandigarh vide the impugned order dated 6.10.2010 (Annexure P-1). The petitioner alleges that the impugned transfer order has been passed with malafide intention in order to pressurize him to withdraw certain complaints made by him to the State Government against the higher authorities. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the considered view that the posting of an officer in Chandigarh cannot be termed as a punitive measure. The impugned transfer order, thus, warrants C.W.P.No .18590 of 2010 2 no interference by this Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction. However, the transfer order shall have no bearing on the petitioner's right to seek his promotion and/or to pursue the complaints allegedly made by him to the State Government. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. October 12, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE