^r HI6H COURT OF CHHATnS@ARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI JAfi&ISH BHAILA. Ag. CJ. 4 HON'BLE SHRI SAJISH tC. A6NIHOTRI, J. ADDdlant Petitioner Respondents Writ ApD®alNo.315 of 2007 Versus 1. S.P. ©uddhe/,Son of Sri Punddik Rao (Syddhey, aged about 48 yeaw, resident of Tilda, working as Seniw A9riculture &&v€bpnient Officer*/ Development bivision, Tilda, bistts Rdpur, Chhattjsgar'h, State of ChhattiS9arh, Throt.gh - Secretary, Agricyltuw D&portntant, D.K.S. Bhawan, ftaipur, Chhattisgarh. The Upper Secretary, Agrtevlture Department, D.K.S. Bhawun, Raipur. ChhattiS9arh. The Director, A9ricultup®, b.tCS. Bhflwan, ftaipur, Chhattisgarh. S.S. Bcghel. Senior Agriculture &evetopHient Offteer, Devetopment Oivision, Bhita^adh, Distt: Raipw, Chhattis9<rh. Writ Appeal Under Section 2 (1) of the Chhanisgarh Hiah Courf (ADpeaJ of Oivision Bench) Act. 200^, 2. 3. 4. Present: Shri Anil Tripalhi, counsel for th@ appellant Shri U.N.S. Deo. ^ovemment Advooate for -Hie State. QRAL OftDEft (Passed on 20th December, 2007) The following oral order of the Covrt wis passed by Hon'blejagdish Bhalla, Ag. C.J. TliJs writ appeal is directed fl^ainst the impugned order dcrted 07.12.2007 passed by leamed Single Judge wherein the petitioner's writ petition challenging his transfer order has been dismissetl. According to the appeltant / petittoner, he is a Class - III empbyee ond has been transferred during the bcaiperiod. prom the ":i'^^2S^ -z- perusal of 1+»e transfer policy <is contained Annexure A/4, it is crystal ctear that the incumbent ceni be transferred with the prlor approval of the Chief Minister. From the perusal of -rii®impugned order it is clear that the said order has fc«enpassed with th®prior qaproval of the Chief Minister. We are of the considered opinion that in the li9ht of previous pronoun<»ments of th®Hon'ble Apex Court, interference can be shown for the transfer If there is any violation of law or strong oase of mala fide. No such ground has been pointed out by leamed counsel for 1he petitioner. We do not find any such error in th®order poissed by teamed Single Judge. Accordingly, the writ appeal is dismissed.___ Sd/- Ag. Chief Justice Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge padma