HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR S.B. : HON'BLEMR.SATISSHK.AGNIHOTRI.J. WRTT PETITION f8) No. 3948 of2005 -f PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Yashvant Kumar Parganiha S/o Shri K.P.Pa%aniha Asstt. Teacher, Govt. Purva Madhyamik Sfaala, Sarda. VERSUS 1. State of Chhattfsgarh Arough the Seeretary Department of School Education D.K.S Bhavan Raipur (C.G.) 2. District Educatioa Officer 3. Principal, Govt. Purva Madhyamik Shala Sarda. Present: Shri Manish Sharma, Miss Sunita Jain, Advocates for the petitioner. Shri Sushi! Dubey, Govemment Advocate for the State / (Passed on 15m March 2007) 1. The petitioner; while working as Assistant Teacher at Oovemment Purva Madhyanrik Shala, Sairfa, was transferred to Prathmik Shala Sahgaon, on the same tenns and conditions vide impugned order dated 31.08.2001 (Annexure A/l). 2. The Madhya Predesh Administrative Tribuaal sSi Raipw vide interim order dated 16.10.2001 directed to maintain status quo in regard to the position of the petitioner as was prevailing on )3,10.2W1. By virtue of the iaterim order the petitioner is continuing at the original plaee ofposting. ^ 3. Be that as it may, with the i«ssage of time this petition has become infiTictuous as period of transfer is not applicable forever. At this point oftime, there is no qwstion to examiae the validiiy of the transfer order. However, the respondents are at liberty to pass appropriate order keeping in Y W the public interest and administrative exigeney, withoirt msisting on eompliance ofthe impugned traasfer order. 4. It is well settled principle of law that transfer is an incVent of serviee and it is for the employer to decide as to where a particular officer/employee be posted, keeping in view public interest as well as administrative exigeney. This Court has limited jurisdiction to interfere in the traiisfer matter and Ifais Court can interfere only in fhe case of proved malafide, noa- competence of authority passing the transfer order and transfer order not being in conformity with the roles and regulations. 5. In view ofthe above, this petition staads disposed of. No wder as to costs. Anu£