^) HIGH COURT OF CHHATTI8GARH AT BILA8PUR 8.B. : HON'BLE MR. SATI8H K. AGNIHOTM. J. WRIT PETITION fS) No. 3974 of2005 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS D.R.Thakw Son of Shri Rameshwar Tfaatair Asst. Surgeon Community Health Centre Nagri Distt. Dhamtari (C.G.) VERSUS 1. State of Chhattisgarh tiirough the Secretary Department of Health Govt. of Chhattisgarh, D.K.S, Bhawaa, Raipur. 2. Joint Director Heatth Services Directorate Near Old D.K. Hospital Raipur(C.G.) Present: Shri Manish Shanna, Miss Sunita Jain, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Sushil Dubey, Govemment Advocate for the State / respondents. V? QRDER (Passed on 15th Msrch2007) 1. The petitioner, while working as Assistant Surgeon; Community Health Centre; Nagri, District Dfaamtari, was tewisferred to Primary Health Centre, Malgaon, District Jagdalpur; oa the same terms and coBditions vide impugned order dated 20.06-2001 (AnnexureA/1). 2. The Madhya Pradesh Admiaistrative Tribunal at Raipur vide interim order dated 22.10.2001 directed to maintain stetus quo in regard to the position of the petitioner 3s was prevaiimg on v 4. 08.10^001. By virtue of the interim order the petitioner is continuing at the original place ofposting. Be that as it may, with the pass^e of time this petition has become infiructuous as period of transfer is aot applicable forever. At this point oftime, there is no question to examine the validity of the transfer order. However, the respondents are at liberty to pass appropriate order keeping in view the public interest and administrative exigency, without iasistiBg on compliance ofthe impugned transfer order. It is well settled principle of law tbat tmnsfer is an incideot of service and it is for the employer to decide as to where a particular officer/empioyee be posted, keepiag in view public interest as well as administrative exigeney. This Court has limited jurisdiction to interfere in the traasfer niatter and this Court can interfere only in Ifae case of proved malafid®,non- competence of authority passing the transfer order and transfer order not being ia confonnity with the rules and reguMons. In view ofthe above, this petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Anrit