2^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR 8.B. : HON'BLE MR. 8ATISH K. AGNIHOTRI, J. WRIT PETITION (S) Nq. 3945^2005 PETITIONER Puroshottam Singh Rajput s/o Sbri N.Rajput Asstt. Teacher, Govt. Kanya Purva Madhyamik Sfaala, Bemetara. RESPONDENTS 1. State of Chhattisgarh throttgh the Secretary Department of School Education D.K.8, Bhavan Raipur (C.G.) 2. District Education Bemetora. Offlcer 3. Principal, Govt. Kanya Purva Madhyamik Shala Bemetara. Present: Shri Manish Sharma, Miss Sunita Jain, Advocates for Ae Shri Sushil Dubey, Govemment Advcwate for the State / respondents. ORDER (Passed on 15B1 March 2007) The petitioner, while working as Assistant Teacher at Govt. Kanya Purva Madhyamik Shala, Bemetara wss transferred to Purva Madhyamik Shala, Martara; on the same temis and conditions vide impugned order dated 31.08.2001 (Annexure A/l). —-— 2. The Madhya Pradesh AdnMaistrative Tribunal at Raipur vide interim order dated 16.10.2001 directed to maiatain status quo in regard -to fhe position of the petitioner as was prevailiag on 03.10.2001. By virtue of the interim order the petitioner is continuing at the original plaee ofposting. 3. Be tfaat as it may, wifh the passage of time this petition has become infiT.ictuous as period of transfer is not applieable forever. At this poiat oftime, there is no question to examme tbe validity of the traiisfer order. However, the respondeats are at liberty to pass appropriate order keeping in view the public intereist and administretive exigency, without insisting on oompliance ofthe impugned transfer order. 4. It is well settled priaciple of law that transfer is aa incident of service and it is for the employer to decide as to where a particular ofiScer/smployee be jwsted, keeping in view public interest as well as administrative exigeney. This Court has limited jurisdiction to interfere in the Iransfer matter and this Court can interfere only in the case of proved malafide, non- competence of authority passing the transfer order and transfer order not being m conformity with the roles and regulati<ms. 5. In view ofthe above, this petition stands disposed of. No order as tocosts. Aniit