IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF C AT BILASPUR W.P (S) N0. 47%} / PETITIONER Narendra Ambast, S/o. Late Premshankar Ambast, aged about 45‘ years, R/o. Ambikapur, Distric£t Surguja (C.G.) VERSUS / State of Chhattisgarh, Through: Secretary, Tribal‘ Welfare Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) ' 2] Collector, Tribal Welfare, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) /2010 $INGLE BEN%%i RESPONDENTS 1] 3] / Commissioner, 'Tribal Welfare, Chhattisgarh Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4] /Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Welfare, Ambikapur, District-Surguja (C.G.) TITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE ONSTITUTION OF INDI WRIT PE C A IGH COURT OF GHHATTISGAR AT BILASPUR ‘ WR§T P$T""'ON {5‘ N“ 4443 OF 291% " ‘ 1 Petitioner Narendta A hast Versus Resngndenu State of Chh Isgarh & Othars ‘ WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE ICONSTITUTION OF INDIA I ~ (SB Hon’ble Mr Satish K. Agnlhotri J) Present :§- Shn Mano; Paranjape, Advocate for the petmoner Shn A V Sridhar Panel Lawyer for the State! respondents I ORDER O . (Passed on 19 day of January, 201 1) 1. The petrtioner challenges the Iagahty and valldlty of the order dated 15 7 2010 (Annexure P-1) whereby the petrtiener has been transferred from Middle School Manpur, Block Bateuh to the option of Block Education Ofllcer, Ramanulganj, on his own request 2. The status qua as obtained on 1282010 was granted Thus, the ' petitioner contrnued on the same place of posting, whore he was working before the Impugned transfer order was passed 3. It was clarify by the State Government In Its reply that by clerical error It was stated m the Impugned order that on own request of the petttionery v in €fact, the transfer order was passed on the basis of administrative exigency Without going Into the merits of the case, as It Is well settled prmeiples of law that transfer is not a punishment the petitioner has already been l granted relief by Interim order Thus, the petttton is dismissed Howevei', liberty is granted to the employer to take steps, if necessary, for posting the petitioner on administrative eXigenoy and in public interest without insisting on comliance of the earlier transfer order dated 15 7 2010 p I Arun man v ; H