HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.(S) No. 3812 of 2005 Petitjoner Versus Respondents 1. Babutel Jain, S/o Shri HastoKiJ Jain, Incharge Head Master, Primary School, Ramnagar, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.). State of Chhattisgarh, Through Secretary, School Education Ctepartment, Secretariate, D. K. S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. Collector, Distrtet- Rajnandgaon 3. District Education Offioer, Rajnandgaon SB: Hon'bte Mr. Justice Safish K. Agnihotri, J Shr? V. K. Sahu, Advocate for the petjtioner. IVIiss Sunita Ja'm. Panel lawyer for the respondents/State. ORDER (Passed on this Uul day of March, 2007) The following order of the Court is passed by Satish K. Agrtfhotri, J. 1. The petttioner whjte working as Teacher at Primary Schoot, Ramnagar, District- Rajnandgaon was fransferred to Mkidte School, Iralkala, on the same terms and condttions. vjde impugned order dated 10.9.2001 (Annexure A/2). 2. The Madhya Pradesh Adminjstrative Tribunal at Raipur vide interim order dated 24.9.2001 directed to maintain status quo in regard to the position of the petittoner as was prevailjng on 18.9.2001. By virtue of the interim order the petittoner is continuing at the original place of posft'ng. 3. Be that as it may, with the passage of time this petition h^ beeome intructuous as period of transfer is not applicabte forever. At this point of time there is no quesfion to examine the vaKdity of the transfer order. However. the respondents are at Hberty to pass appropriate ordere keeping in VWM the pubtic interest anct adininistrafive exigency. without jnsisfing on comptiance <rf the impugned transfer order. P^^Nto^- Thakur 4. It is well setBed prindpte of iaw that transfer is an incldent of setvtoe and it is for the employer to decide as to where a partieular ofRcer/employee be posted, keeping in view publJc interest as weU as administrafive exigency. This Court has Jimited jurisdiction to intseriere with the fransfer matter and this Court can entertain judfoial review onty in the case of proved malafide, non-competence <rf autttority passing the transfer order and transfer order not being in confonnity with the rutes and regulations. 5. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge