HIGH COURT OF CHHATTI8GARH AT BILASPUR S.B. : HON'BLEMR.SATISHK.AGNIHOTRLJ. WRIT PETITION (8) No. 3908_ PETITIONER Puroshottam Prasad Das Asstt. Teacher, Govt. M.S. Urdaaa, The. & Distt. Raigarh (C.G.) RESPONDENTS 1. Secretary, through Chhattisgarh govt. school Education Departmfiint, i.K.Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. CoBector, Raigarh (C.G.) 3. Distt. EducatioB OflBcer Raigarh (C.G.) Present: None appears for the petitioner. Shri Sushil Dubey, Govemment Advocate for the State/respondents. ORDER (Passed on 15th March 2007) 2. The petitioner, while workiag as Assistant Teacher at Middle School Urdana, District Raigarh, was transferred to Primary School Chantipali, oa the same temis and conditions vide •impugned order dated 31 .07.2001 (Annexure A/I). The Madhya Pradesh Administrative Tribunal at Raipur vide interim order dated 08.10.2001 directed to maintain status quo in regard to tfae position of fhe petitioner as was prevailing on k- Rmr 29.09.2001. By virtue of the interim order the petitioner js continuing at the original plaee ofposting. 3. Be that as it may, with the passage of time this petition has become inihictuous as period of traasfer is not applicable forever. At this point oftime, there is no question to examine the validity 'of the transfer order. However; the respondents are at liberty to pass appropriate order keeping in view the public interest and administrative exigency, without insistiag on compliance ofthe impugned transfer order. 4. It is well settled principle of law that transfer is an incident 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 administmtive exigency. This Court has limited jurisdiction to interfere in the transfer matter and tius Court can interfere only in the case of proved malafide, non- competence of authorily passing the transfer order and transfer order not being in conformity with the rules and regulations. 5. In view ofthe above, this petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Asrit