IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1175 (SS) of 2011 Gambhir Singh Panwar …Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others …Respondents Mr. P.S. Rawat, learned counsel present for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, learned standing counsel present for the respondents. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Mr. P.S. Rawat, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. H.M. Raturi, learned standing counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner is a Deputy Range Officer in the Forest Department. The petitioner has challenged transfer order dated 03.09.2011 passed by the respondent no. 3 by which the petitioner has been transferred from Lisa Depot, Rishikesh to Court Case In-charge Head Office within the same district. This Court is not inclined to interfere in the transfer order dated 03.09.2011 as the only ground for challenging the transfer order is that the transfer order does not disclose whether the petitioner has not been transferred in public interest or on administrative ground. In fact order does not assign any reason. The transfer is an exigency of service and there are very limited grounds to challenge the same, which is when the transfer order is in violation of the statutory rules or it is without jurisdiction or which suffers from mala fide. In fact none of the grounds have been taken. Transfer order has been challenged on the two grounds stated above, as such transfer order cannot be quashed. The writ petition is liable to be dismissed and is hereby dismissed in limini. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Dated: 13.09.2011 VKG