C.W.P No.20884 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. C.W.P No.20884 of 2008 Date of Decision: 12.12.2008 Aziz Bibi ....Petitioner. Versus State of Haryana and others ....Respondents. Coram:- Hon'ble Mr.Justice J.S. Khehar Hon'ble Ms. Justice K. Kannan Present: Mr. Gaurav Mohunta, Advocate for the petitioner. ... J.S. Khehar, J. (Oral). Through the instant writ petition, the petitioner has impugned the order dated 31.10.2008 (Annexure P-1) by which she has been transferred. The solitary contention advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner is, that the instant transfer is in violation of the policy instructions issued by the State government on 7.4.1989 (Annexure P-2). A perusal of the aforesaid policy instructions reveals, that an employee should not ordinarily be transferred within a period of three years of posting. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner, that the petitioner was posted at the present place of her posting at Sonepat, in January, 2006, and as such, she would complete the prescribed period of three years only in January, 2009. C.W.P No.20884 of 2008 2 We have considered the aforestated solitary contention advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner. We are, however, of the view that the claim raised by the petitioner is ill-founded. Needless to mention that the policy instructions issued by the State government on the subject of transfer, are merely directory and should ordinarily be adhered to. However, in the present case, even if the plea raised by the petitioner is accepted, the petitioner could easily be transferred from her present place of posting after a few days i.e. in the next month. That being so, we find no infirmity in the impugned order. Dismissed. ( J.S. Khehar ) Judge ( K. Kannan ) Judge. 12.12.2008 sk.