IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 509 of 2010 (S/S) Puran Chandra Pandey S/O Late Sri Prayag Dutt Pandey, R/O Baret, Tehsil Berinag, District Pithoragarh. …… Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Karmik Vibhag, Dehradun. 2. District Magistrate, Pithoragarh. 3. S.D.M. Pithoragarh. … Respondents. Mr. Gopal Dutt Joshi, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitiones. Mr. Subhash Upadhyay, learned Brief Holder for the State-respondents. Date July 05, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. (Stay Application No. 5263 of 2010) Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petioner has sought the following relief:- i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned transfer order dated 278-6-2010 issued by the respondent no. 3. Also the operation of the impugned transfer order may please be stayed immediately to avoid unnecessary hardship to the petitioner. ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to cancel the impugned transfer order for being against the Govt. Transfer Policy. iii) issue any other appropriate writ order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. iv) Award the cost of this petition against the respondent for causing the petitioner for forced litigation. The writ petition has been filed on the ground that earlier the petitioner was also transferred in the year 2008 from 2 Igyardevi. The normal time of transfer as per government policy dated 27-7-2008 is 3 to 5 years for class III employees. The petitioner is a Patwari. By the order impugned (Annexure-1 to the petition), the petitioner has been transferred from Dhanaura to Naghar within the same Tehsil. I have perused the order impugned. The transfer orders including that of the petitioner Puran Chandra Pandey were passed by the impugned order in the public interest as the Patwari of Naghar and Patwari Kshetra Paun had been promoted to the post of Revenue Inspector. The petitioner was transferred from Dhanaura to Naghar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner was transferred within a period of two years with mala fide intention. No mala fide has been pleaded in the petition against any Officer. Besides this transfer was made in public interest and that too within Tehsil. As per government policy, Class III employees can be transferred before three years on the ground of necessity and exigency of service. I find no illegality in the impugned order. The impugned transfer order does not call for any interference by this Court in exercise of writ jurisdiction. The writ petition being devoid of merits is liable to be dismissed outright at the threshold. The writ petition is dismissed in limine. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP