IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 6788 of 2011 Date of Decision: 15.09.2011 Gurmukh Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Namit Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Monika Chibbar Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner is an Inspector in the Food & Supply Department. His retirement is due w.e.f. 30.04.2012. He is aggrieved of his transfer from Amritsar Circle to Mansa Circle. Respondents maintain that the petitioner has been transferred in public interest as there were complaints against him. 2. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the facts and circumstances especially that the petitioner is due for retirement within few months, the impugned order is set aside and the respondents are directed to post the petitioner at Amritsar or Taran-Tarn, however, no field duty be assigned to him. The withhold amount of salary be also released forthwith. With these observations, the petition stands disposed of. 15.09.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE