^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition fsl No. 3810 of2005 Applicant : Smt. Nilima Tamboli W/o Shri S.R. Tamboli Asstt. Teacher, Prathmik Kanya Shala Khokhra Distt. Janjgir Champa Versus Respondents :1. StateofChhattisgarh, through the Secretary Department of School Education D.K.S. Bhavan Raipur (C.G.) 2. District Education Officer, Janjgir-Champa 3. Principal. Prathmik Kanya Shala, Khokhra Janjgir-Champa SB Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Aanihotri. J. Present: Mr. Manish Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel lawyerforthe respondents/State. L ORDER (Passed on this 14th day of March, 2007) 1. The petitioner, while working as Assistent Teacher at Primary Girls School, Khokhra, was transferred to Primary School, Kani, Munund, on the same terms and conditions vide jmpugned transfer orderdated 10.9.2001 (P/1). 2. The Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Tribunal, Bench at Raipur, vide interim order dated 22.9.2001, directed to maintain status quo in regard to the position of the petitioner as was prevailing on 18.9.2001. By virtue of the interim order, the petitioner is continuing at the original place of posting. 3. Be that as it may, with the passage of time this petition has become infructuous, as period of transfer is not applicabte forever. At this point of time there is no questlon to examine the validity of the transfer order. However, the respondents are at liberty to pass ^ Thakur appropriate orders keeping in view the public interest and administrative exigency, without insisting on compliance of the impugned transfer order. 4. It is well settled principle of law that transfer is an incidence of service 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 exigency. This Court has limited jurisdiction to interfere with the transfer matter and this Court can entertain judicial review only in the case of proved malafide, non- competence of authority passing the transfer order and transfer order not being in conformity with the rules and regulations. 5. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. __ Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge