IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NC^39<:)~2011 RESPONDENTS ^\/^ ^^5- ^fi^" ..-< PETITIONER : < G.L. Thakur, S/o. Late Donia Ji Thakur, Age 58 years, Presently working as Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer, Tokapal, District-Jagdalpur (C.G.) Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretary, Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Department of Agriculture, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (C.G.) 2. fThe Under Secretary, Govt. of Chhattisgarh, D.K.S. Bhawan, Manti'alaya, Raipur (C.G.) 3: The Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Labhandi, Raipur (C.G.) 4. The Joint Director, Directorate of Agriculture, Jagdalpur, District-Bastar (C.G.) 5. The Deputy Director, Directorate ofAgriculture, Jagdalpur, District-Bastar (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA HIGH C.OI JRT OF CHHATnSRARH AT BIIASPIJR WRTT PETITION (S) No. 6397 of2011 PETmONEB- : G.L.'Iliakw. VRRSIJS RESPONDENTS : State ofCfahallisgarh & Others. WRIT PETITION L7NDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE. CONSTI'H-n'ION \^fi' llTil^lr-s. SB: Hon'Ne Shri Satish K'. Aenibotii. .1. Present: Shri Sha.sharik Thakur. Advocate tbrthe netitioner. Sliri Ajit Smgh, panel Lawyer for fce Stale/respondsnls. ORDKRCORAi,) (Passed oti 21E day ofOctober, 2011) 1. Challenee in this Detition is to the order dated 26.07.2011 (Annexure P/l'»wherebv. fhe netitioaer. workins as Sub Divisional Agriciritiire OBicer, Tokapal, Jagdalpur, ha.s been traasferred t.o the office of Deoutv Director. Aerici»ltiire. Kanker. on admiiiistrative erounds. 2. Shri Thakur. leamed counsel aooearins for the netitiorser submits tfaat the minuened traasfer order is in violation of the transfer policy a.s the pefitioner has been transfen'ed wit.hin a period of 1% vears ofnosting at his oresent Dlaee. Secondlv. the olace ofoosting ofthe Detitioner has also been wroneiv mentioned in the imougned 'transfer order. 3. Be that a.s it may, so far as tfae first contention ofthe petitioner that he is nosted af the oresent ola.ee ofoostins for onlv 1 14 vears. it is for the employer to transfer an employee keeping in view the 1 admjnistrative exisencv aad oublic interest. and fiirtfaer. 1 % veare */ A. / »/ time iSjSufficient fime and transfer ean be ma.de as it. does aot come withinthe definitioa offreauent.transfer. 4. So. far as second contention of the petitioner that the place of nost.iag has wronelv been mentioned. is coacemed. the Stele |t|ft-llM?-i";~<— ?s® ^-^..,<^ .,f/' 2 airthorities are directed to pass proper order within a. period oftwo weeks. 5, The oetitioner ha.s not challeneed the imouened transfer order on anv other oermissible leea! sroiind i.e. malafide. violatioii of anv statirtorv ndes or resiilations or ia.ck of comoet.ence of the ofEcer. nassine the iinoupned order. 6. It is well-settled that transfer is an incidenee of service and it is for the employer to decide asto where a particiilar officer/employee be posted, keeping in view public intere.st as we!l as adniaristrative oxigeacy. This Court has limited jiirisdiction to uit.erfere with the traa'sfer matter exceot in the ca-ses of "roved mala. fitSe. non- competeaee ofauthority passing thc transfer order and not being in conformitv with the niles aad reailatioas. The Betitioner/emDlovee camiot be Dermitted to remain at one olace forever. Under t3ie provisions of serviee n*les, employer ha-s ali the powers to post an emolovee at a narticiilar olace in view of oublic mterest and admini.strative exieencv. CSee E.P.Rmiasva v. .Stete ofTami.l Nadv. ^wj n~y*^thf>i/^' TJ'yti^yi /yf f'ys^i^! /Tyf^i 'rtyt/~sf^£>yij J^ys,n~y^?7/Tyi ?^)^?'/?y?/?^'^ wt^afit^i/i 't"' /jy^^fj^ffy^ ^f/jf^> ^t'f A/f J^ /???-<? ^yt/^f^^y i? .^ ^ yry?''y^\j /???/^ ^fl^^y^ U... <u»J'it/*.)*S*; y A-/*U;A^- v/^" j.V^,J. . i^/iut h*/*»/*7*v rr. <L/.<-;.^3t.w'M.? i-S >•' v*f,fu» i/''»<-*£.'? ij aadMohd. M-as-ood Ahmad v. State ofU.P. & Others). 7, In view of tfae above, tfae writ pet.itiQn is dismissed. No order asto costs." Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge ..^.imz 1.(1974)4SCCS ~ (2004) 4 SCC 245 •'{1995T3SCC270 ''{2007;8SCC1§0