HIGH COURT Of CHHATTI8QARH. BILA8POR W.P.(81 No. 5303 of 2007 PBTITIOMER RESPONDBNT8 4 Meghnath Bhardwaj, S/o Late Shri Baijnafh Bhardwaj, aged about 52 yeara, Peon, Boys Hostel - Ba&dqi, Block - Lohaudiguda, Distfc - Bastar (.Jagdalpur) (C.Cr). Versws State of Chliattisgarh, Through - The Secretary Department of Tribal Welfare/Education, D.K.S. Bhawau, Raipur (C.G.) Commissioner Tribal Welfare, Chhattisgarh Govt. Raipur Colletor, Distt- Bastar (Jagdalpm-) (C,G.) Assistent Coiamissioner, Tnbal Welfare Department, Distt. - Bastar (Jagdalpui) (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLB 226 OF THE CQNSTrTUTIOS OFJNDIA Shri Anil Singh Rajput, counsel for the petitioner. Ku, Sunita Jain, Panel Laroyer for fhc State, on advance copy. ORAL ORDBR il4.09.2007) SUWIL KUMAR 8IWHA, J. Heard. The petitioner, who is working on the post of Peon, has been tranaferred fi'om Boys Hostel, Bandaji, Block Lohandiguda to Higher Secondaiy School Darbha on administiative grounds. Leamed counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a Class- IVth employee and he has been traasferred in a ban period, fhei^fore, transfer is in violation of policy dated 13th June, 2007. Leamed counsel for fhe State submits fhat fhe period for transfer has been extended upto 31st August,2007, therefore, there is no ground in favour ofthe petitioner. 2 W.P.(S) No.5303 of 2007 Trausfer is an incidence of service. No person workmg on a trajisferable post can claira to be posted at a pardcular place. It is for the eiaployer to see fbat who sliould be posted where iu fhe iiiterest of better ftinction of fb.e department as also iu fhe public uiteiest. It is the setfled view of fhe Apex Court fhat unless fhe order oftraasfer is vitiated by malafide or extraneous considerations or is agam.st aay statutoiy Rules or Act, it caiinot be interfered by a CoLirt of Law. I do not fiiid aiiy reason to iuterfere wifh fhe order of traasfer ofthe petitioner. The petition has no xnerits and fhe saine is disniissed at fiie niotion stage. Sd,'- SunilKumar Sinha Judge vatti