IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.21928 of 2011 Date of decision : 22.12.2011 Sher Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : Mr.Yashwinder Paul Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Harish Rathee, Sr.DAG, Haryana for the State. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. In this petition the petitioner impugns the order Annexure P-5 by which his transfer from Sirsa to Bhiwani has been cancelled. He has made averments in the petition indicating his difficulties. The grievance was made that about four months ago he was transferred to Bhiwani, which order has been cancelled and he had been sent to Sirsa. The petitioner thus sought to project a grievance before this Court that the official respondents are acting arbitrarily and are effecting his transfer within a short interregnum of four months. Concerned with this plight, this Court had directed the State of Haryana to verify the facts which have now been brought to the notice of this Court. It has been pointed out by the learned counsel appearing C.W.P.No.21928 of 2011 -2- for the State of Haryana that the petitioner was transferred from District Ayurvedic Office, Sirsa to District Ayurvedic Office, Bhiwani in general transfers on 8.7.2011 but the transfer of the petitioner was cancelled on 15.11.2011 on administrative grounds. It was further brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner had remained at Bhiwani during the following periods :- Dated 30.1.1992 to Dated 25.5.1994 Dated 28.6.1995 to Dated 26.7.2002 Dated 30.11.2004 to Dated 10.7.2009 It is, therefore, evident that the petitioner has managed and maneouvered to stay at Bhiwani during most part of his tenure of service and, therefore, I am of the opinion that the grievance which was projected before this Court is baseless. No employee has a right to remain posted at a place of his choice for innumerable years. The transfer being an incident of service and a measure of administrative exigency cannot be questioned in a court of law unless the same is said to be mala fide. In the instant case, it is apparent that the petitioner has been manipulating his transfer and, therefore, I am further of the opinion that the writ petition has resulted in the wastage of time of this Court. Hence, the same is dismissed with costs of Rs.5,000/- which shall be recovered from the petitioner and deposited before the State Legal Services Authority, Haryana. 22.12.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss