(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 6300 OF 2010 Uttam s/o. Shiva Choudhari, Age : 55 years, Occupation : Service as a Police Inspector, Presently R/o. Newasa, Taluka : Newasa, District : Ahmednagar. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Home Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 400 032. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar. 3. Kailas Nivrutti Gawade, Age : Major, Occupation : Service, R/o. C/o. Newasa Police Station, Taluka : Newasa, District : Ahmednagar. .. Respondents. ....................... (2) Mr. N.B. Suryawanshi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. N.B. Khandare, Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 and 2. Mr. V.P. Golewar, Advocate, for respondent no.3. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & K.U. CHANDIWAL, JJ. DATE : 20TH SEPTEMBER 2010 COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the order dated 30th June 2010, passed by the learned Member of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai, Bench at Aurangabad, in Original Application No. 403/2010, thereby dismissing the application filed by the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has been transferred from Newasa Police Station to Police Control Room at Ahmednagar. Challenging the said transfer order, an original application was preferred by the petitioner, before the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. The same is dismissed. Being aggrieved thereby, the petitioner has preferred the present petition. (3) 3. Mr. N.B. Suryawanshi, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner has been frequently transferred from one place to another. He submits that on 18th June 2009, the petitioner was transferred from Dhule to Akole Police Station. On 29th November 2009, he was transferred from Akole to Newasa Police Station, and thereafter, within a short period, i.e. on 31st May 2010, he has been transferred from Newasa Police Station to Police Control Room at Ahmednagar. He, therefore, submits that the act of frequent transfer depicts total arbitrariness on the part of the authorities. 4. Mr. N.B. Khandare, learned Government Pleader appearing for respondent nos.1 and 2, submits that the learned Tribunal has given sound and cogent reasons for dismissing the Original Application, which requires no interference. 5. Perusal of the impugned order would reveal that the learned Tribunal has taken into consideration the fact, that the transfer of the petitioner was effected on account of administrative exigencies. The authorities have given reasons, as to what administrative exigencies necessitated transfer of the petitioner from Newasa Police Station to Police Control Room at Ahmednagar. (4) 6. While exercising extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, it is not permissible for this court to examine, as to whether the reasons given by the authority are sufficient, or not. The limited scope is to examine, as to whether the reasons are arbitrary, irrational or irrelevant. Perusal of the reasons would reveal that the respondents, authorities, have made out a case that on account of administrative exigency, transfer was necessitated. It has been further found, that the necessary procedural requirements under the relevant statute have already been followed, such as, sanction of the superior authority has been taken while effecting midterm transfer. 7. In that view of the matter, no case is made out for interference in exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction of this court under Articles 226 or 227 of the Constitution of India. 8. The petition is, therefore, dismissed. ( K.U. CHANDIWAL ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp6300