IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 7063 of 2010 Date of Decision: 21.4.2010. Sunil Kumar --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.S. Tacoria, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion to respondents no.1 and 2 only. Mr. R.K.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner is serving as a Multi Purpose Health Worker (Male). He is aggrieved of his transfer from P.H.C. Behlba, C.H.C. Meham to C.H.C. Khizarabad, Distt. Yamuna Nagar vide the impugned order Annexure P-1. The challenge to the transfer is two fold. (1) Certain allegations of malafide have been alleged against respondent no.3, who is said to be local M.L.A. The other contention is that petitioner's wife is also working as a Sanskrit Teacher and is posted at Govt. N.R.M. Girls Senior Secondary School, Garhi, Distt. Hisar which is about 30 Kms from petitioner's village. Petitioner has placed reliance upon the Govt.'s transfer policy dated 6.10.2004 (Annexure P-2). In clause (vii) of the aforesaid policy it is provided that when husband and wife are both in Haryana Govt. CWP. No. 7063 of 2010 -2- service they may generally be posted at same or nearby stations as far as possible. It is settled law that transfer is an exigency of Govt. service. No person has a vested right to serve on a particular post or at a particular place. The State Govt. has formulated a transfer policy and it should be followed as far as possible. The petitioner is also seeking the benefit of the aforesaid policy. It is not appropriate to interfere in the transfers by the courts. However, the petitioner is permitted to make an appropriate representation to respondent no.1 within a period of two weeks. On such representation being made, the same shall be considered and decided in the light of the Govt. Policy and the allegations made by the petitioner in the present writ petition, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Petition disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 21.4.2010. lucky