CWP No. 11928 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 11928 of 2007 Date of decision: August 27, 2008 Sarabjit Singh --- Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ---- Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. AK Walia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Nirmal Singh, Advocate, for respondent No. 5. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. The challenge in this writ petition is to the order dated 29-6-2007 ( Annexure P6), vide which the petitioner has been transferred from Government Senior Secondary School Patiala to Government High School Bhasmara ( Patiala). Counsel for the petitioner submits that the transfer is malafide as there was no vacancy at the time of his transfer in Government High School Bhasmara and the same has been done at the behest of respondent No. 5. It is alleged that respondent No.2 was pressurising the petitioner in order to accommodate respondent No. 5. Separate replies have been filed on behalf of CWP No. 11928 of 2007 2 respondents No. 4 and 5, wherein it has been averred that the present place of posting i.e. Government High School Bhasmara is only about 28 Kms from bus stand Patiala. The allegations of malafide have been denied. Keeping in view the fact that the transfer of the petitioner is to a place which is only 28 Kms from bus stand, Patiala and the transfer being one of the exigencies, we find no ground to interfere. The writ petition is dismissed. [Ashutosh Mohunta] Judge [Rajan Gupta] Judge August 27, 2008 `ask'