HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR S.B. : HON'BLE MR. SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI. J. WRIT PETITION (8) No. 3935 of20OT PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Prashaat Kumar Sharma son of Shri Jageshwar Prasad Tiwari, aged about 38 yeare, Teacher, Govt. Middle School, Sakari, TahsU and Distt. yiaspur (Chhattisgarh) VERSU8 1. State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, School Edueation Department, D.K.8. Bhawan; Raipur (Chh.) 2. Director, Public Instructions, Chhattisgarh, Pension Bada, Raipur (Chhattisgsrh) 3. Dist. Education OfiGcer, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Present: Shri Manoj Kumar Dubey, Advocate for the petitioaer. Shri Sushil Dubey, Govemment Advoeate for the State/respondents. ORDER (Passed on 15th March2007) The petitioner, while working as Assistant Teacher at Middle School Sakari, District Bilaspur was trensferred to Middle School Karankapa, on the same terms and conditions vide impugned order dated 03.09.2001 (Annexure A/4). 2 2. The Madhya Piadesh Administrative Tribunai at Raipur vide mterim order dated 12.10.2001 directed to maintain status quo in regard to the position of the petitioner as was prevailing on 03.10.2001. By virtue of the interim order the petitioner is coatinuing at the original place ofposting. 3. 'Bethat as it may; with the passage oftime this petitioa has become inJTuctuous as period of transfer is not applicable forever. At this point oftime, there is no question to examine the vaiidity of the transfer order. However, the respondents are at liberty to pass appropriate order keepiag in view the public interest and administrativc exigency, without tnsisiting on compliance ofthe impugned transfer order. 4. It is well settled principle of law that transfer is an incident of service and it is for the employer to decide as to where a particular officer/employee be posted, keepicg in view public interest as well as admmistra.tive exigeney. This Court has limited jurisdiction to interfere in the transfer matter and this Court can mterfere only in the case of provwl malafide, non- competence of authority passing the transfer order and transfer order not being in eonformity with the mles and regulations. 5. Ia view ofthe above, this petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Amit