IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M.No.1940 of 2008 and CWP.NO.16868 of 2007 DATE OF ORDER: 11.2.2008 Birender Singh ....Petitioner(s) Versus State of Haryana & Others .....Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. S.S. Duhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Rathee, Sr. DAG, Haryana for respondents No.1 to 5. Mr. R.N. Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.6. Mr. R.K. Hooda, Advocate for respondent No.7. JASBIR SINGH,J (ORAL) C.M.No.1940 of 2008 Application is allowed. Reply on behalf of respondent No.6 is taken on record. CWP No.16868 of 2007 By filing this writ petition, petitioner has laid challenge to his transfer from Govt Sr. Secondary School, Jind, District Jind to Govt Sr. Secondary School Karira, District Mohindergarh. When notice of motion was issued, following contentions of counsel for the petitioner was noticed by this Court: “Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is contesting election to the post of President, Haryana School Lecturers Association. Learned counsel also states that the authorities concerned when failed to persuade him not to contest the election, transferred him in mala fide manner. It has further been stated that the Principal of the School has illegally charged excess money from the students. The petitioner was going to CWP No.16868 of 2007 #2# bring this fact to the notice of the higher authorities.” In response to notice of motion issued by this Court, reply has been filed by respondent No.6. We have gone through the averments made in the reply and the documents annexed with it. It is apparent from the record that before transfer was ordered, complaint was sent by the Principal of the School to the higher authorities. By taking note of the same, petitioner was transferred vide the impugned order. Record further reveals that the relations between the petitioner and the Principal are strained and it will not be in the interest of the children to keep the petitioner at the place of posting, where he was earlier posted. It is also not in dispute that since from his induction in service, petitioner has remained in District Jind only. The contention of counsel for the petitioner that action of the Principal is mala fide as the petitioner was complaining against mismanagement of the school by the Principal, is not worthy of appreciation because before his transfer was ordered, the petitioner has not sent any complaint to any authority for initiating action against the principal. The transfer is a consequence of service and in the present case, petitioner has been transferred keeping in view the exigency of administration of the school. No case is made out for interference. Dismissed. ( JASBIR SINGH ) JUDGE February 11, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE