CWP No. 1453 of 2008. 22.08.2008 Present: Mr. Vikas Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3. This writ petition is directed against the impugned order of transfer. The petitioner assailed the transfer order on four counts, firstly on the ground of short stay, secondly that the order has been passed to adjust someone and in the process the petitioner has become victim, thirdly neither there is any public interest nor administrative ground and fourthly the petitioner has been transferred four times in one and half years. We take the last point first. We enquired that on how many occasions the petitioner has joined at transferred place during the aforesaid one and half years, the reply came twice. Therefore, this ground is not available to the petitioner that he has been transferred frequently on four times. Without making any comment that how the transfer-order was interpreted by the petitioner, the precise conclusion is that it has been stayed. The petitioner has been transferred within a period of eight months. It is a pure prerogative and domain of the State Government/appointing authority to transfer its employees on administrative grounds or in public interest. The adjustment of private Opposite Party who has been promoted and posted in place of the petitioner is definitely a ground administrative in nature, -2- therefore, the petitioner cannot say that there is neither any administrative ground or public interest. The petitioner too was adjusted earlier on his request once. Therefore, the person who has already availed favour from the State Government cannot challenge the same favour if granted to another colleague of his. The Apex Court has opined in various pronouncements that the High Court can only show interference in transfer matters if there is violation of law or case of malafides/arbitrariness. There is no such foundation in this petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, so also the pending application. (Jagdish Bhalla), C.J. August 22, 2008. ( Kuldip Singh ), J. (rc)