IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR PETITIONER: ..•"'^t ^.<$^. ^<^y oy^e^ S/-:Cri^\?:-"" ^''.^yjr?!'' % ^* {^'oy RESPONDENTS: : WRIT PETITION NO.^Z7-1/^006 '^jj^^f; ^ ^ Rajkumar Padey, ^"^^-«'.« -. S/o Shri Ramkumar Padey, Aged about 44 years, Post -Assistant Statistical Officer, Agriculture Department, R7o VUlage Mungeli, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh VERSUS 1. State ofChhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, ^ Miaistry ofAgriculture, Agriculture Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya Raipur, C.G. 2. The Director, Department of Agriculture, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3. The Deputy Director, ^ DepartmentofAgriculture, District Bilaspur, C.G. 4. The Sub Divisional Agricultural -^ Officer, Mungeli, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUENCE OF WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, PROHIBTION. CERTIORARI, AND ANY OTHER WRITS, DIRECTIONS OR ORDERS. lC&fT'lk! •fc.n'yirti ill mGH COURT OF JUDICATURB CHHATTE30ARH : BILASFUR SINGLBBBNCH : HOIPBLB 8HRI 8ATISH K. AeiUHOTRI, J. WRIT PBTITIOM BO. 2274 OF 2006 Petitioner Resnondents veraus Rajkuinar Padey State of Chhattisgarh and others Present : Shri Alok Dcwangan, counsel for the petitioner, Shri A.S. Kaclihawaha, Govenunent Advocate for fhe respoiidents/ State. ORAL OKDBR (3" May, 2006) 1. The pctitkiDer who was workmg as Assistaat Statistical OfiBcer, Grade-III in the ofiBce offhe Sub Divisfonal Agricultural Officer, Mui^eli, District Bilaspur was transferred to the ofiBce of fhe Sub Divisional Agnciiltural Officer, Bijapur, District Dantewada by order dated 24.4.2006 (Anuexure P/ l) in fhe iatercst ofpubUc and due to administratwe cxigency. 2. In transfer matters this Court while exercisu^ its jurisdiction iiader Ard.ck 226/227 offhe Constitution oflndia has litnited scope for interference. The High Court can interfere with the traasfer order only in those cases, whcre order has been passed by an incoinpetent officer and/or contraiy to fhe statutoiy rules or regulations or in exercise of malice. In the present case nothing has been shown, as stated above. 3. Accordmgly, this petition is diainissed sununarily. Bablu Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge