COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPIJS. WritPefmoii(S)No. 468 of2008 .PETTTTQNER RESPONDENTS Krishan Kumar Mahant age about 46 years, Asstt. Teacher S/b Late Shri Ram Smgh Mahant, R/o Mahurband Para, Kaiiker, Distt. Kanker (CG). VERSUS 1 State of Ciiliattisgarh Tiirough: Uiider Secretary Tribal Welfare Depamiient DKS Bliawan, Raipur 2. Block Education Officer Block Narharpur (CG). (WRTI PETmON UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTTHmON OF INDIA) (SB: Hon'Me Mr. Satish K. Agnihotii, J.) Preseiit : SIiri Sonikaiit Vemia, A-dvocafe for the petitioiier. Shi'i Satish Gupta, Deputy Gov~t. Advocate for the State/respondents, ORALORDER (Passexl on 22nd ofJanaa^, 2008) 1. Case ofthe petitioner is that, by order dated 07.07.2007 (A-iinexiire P/l) the petitioiier, workiiig as Assistant Teacher in Primary School, Cliliote Tunmar, Block Geedam District Daiitewada was traiisferred to Middle School Thema, Block Narliarpur, District Kanker. Thereafter, subsequently, by order dated 03.12.2007 (Ajmexiire P/3), the petitioner was transferred from Narharpur Block to Koyalibeda withiii the same district KaiAer. 2. The petitioiier is aggrieved by the mipugned order dated 03.12,2007 011 the ground that on the receiit transfer from District Daiitewada to KaiA:er, the petitioner lias settled his life in Kaiilcer District withm flve moiiths. 3. On penisal ofthe impiigiied order, it appears that the said transfer order is not a transfer order but it is a placement within the same district from one biock to other block, may be m public interest and due to admimstrative exigency. 4. It is well settled that the transfer order can be mterfered only m case oflack of competeiice of the officer passing the order of transfer, violation of statirtor3/ provisions and malafide. The scope of iiiterference isi the traiisfer matter ofan employee is limited. The petitioner has not made out a case for showing mterfereiice with the transfer 011 the above stated pemiissibie grouiids, thus, the petition 'm devoid of merit. The petition is dismissed suimiiarily. _^ ^ - Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri