IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2335 of 2011 Date of Decision : February 08, 2011. Jas Ram, Secretary, Market Committee, Malout .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Rajesh Kumar Girdhar, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is working as a Secretary in the Market Committees under respondent No.2-Board. He is aggrieved by his repeated transfers during the period from 18.10.2010 to 28.1.2011 and alleges that there was no reason whatsoever for transferring him from Market Committee, Malout to Market Committee, Badni Kalan, District Moga. In this regard the petitioner is said to have represented the respondent- authorities vide representation dated 31.1.2011 (Annexure P-6) but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the considered view that repeated transfers of an employee unless warranted for bonafide reasons, can not be said to be in administrative interest and C.W.P.No .2335 of 2011 2 ordinarily an employee should be allowed to complete a reasonable term of posting at one place. At the same time, the transfer being an incidence of service, no interference is called for with the impugned transfer order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2-Chairman of the respondent Board to consider the petitioner's representation dated 31.1.2011 (Annexure P-6) sympathetically and also consider the desirability of keeping him in Market Committee, Malout and/or at any other nearby place for a reasonable period. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. February 08, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE