IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 13714 of 2011 Date of Decision: 02.09.2011 Harish Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Deepak Sabharwal, Advocate, for the applicant-petitioner. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner is a Clerk in Education Department who is stated to have been transferred by respondent No.4 from Gurdaspur to Pathankot. One of the contention raised by the petitioner is that only respondent No.3 was competent to transfer him. In my considered view the transfer per se is not a punitive action which may warrant interference by this Court. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to represent respondent No.3 who shall consider the petitioner's representation in accordance with the Government policy and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (SURYA KANT) 02.09.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'