GH COURT O‘F CHHTTISGARH AT BILASPlLg; lC.G.) IN THE HON'BLE HI w.P(5) No....\.k%.§€2_.u¢2g;g (V Ravi Lonkar Aged about 49 years, S/o Shri D.G. Lonkar, R/o- DupleX—Z7, Babji Park, Ring Road No.2, Bilaspur (C.G.) PETITIONER: VERSUS L The Oriental Insurance Company Limited. RESPONDENTS: 1. Through Chief Regional Manager, Regional Office, 1“ Floor, R.K. Plaza, Pachpedi Naka, Ring Road No.1, Raipur (C.G.) do 2. Divisional Manager The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Rama Trade Centre, Bus Stand, Bilaspur (C.G.) w BETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONST'iTUIJwN E OF APPROPRIATE WRITSwgE OF INDIA FOR ISSUANC AND FOR OTHER MANDAMUS AND CERTIORARI SUITABLE WRITS AND DIRECTIONS:— ' , HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISAR GH AT BASPUR IL WRIT PETITION (S) NO 4 850 0f0 210 PETER ITION ‘ a Ravi Lonka-r. VERSUS rienta nsranc Oma Li noter ‘ I RSPODENTS EN Shri Mateen Siddque dvocate for the petition Shr1 Klshore Bhadurl ’Advocate w1th Shrl Raj Awast dvocate for the responden A ts Prest: en WRIT PETITION (S) NO 5324 of201 0 RaJ endra Slh Thakur ng EITIONER u .7, VERUS S a. RSPONTS h O Iane Cpy ENDE Te riental nsurc oman iited Anothe Lm & r Peet. rsn Smt Smlta Ghal Advocate for the petltloner A hrl Klshore Bhadurl Advocate With r1 Raj Awast PN ETITIO UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ht J SB Hon’ble Shn Satlsh K Agnlorl, ( n lf 201 1) Delivered o. .a‘day of August, . o i PS) Since both‘th'e abve writ petitions vz. W..( N0, gr i i’ d 4850/2010 hereinafte referred to as ‘the frst pettion) an W.P.(S) . 5324/2010 (hereinafter reerred to as ‘t second etition’) involve cominon facts and questions of la, thu' the aebing dispsd of by t mon or No f he p w s, y r‘e oe his com rdes my The Ol Iue Cpny imted & Ah i A e h1 PT a- t S Sh hi, dvo ‘ ' y' these ptitiOns,‘ te pettioner (in the flrst Writpe’tfi’ti’oh s V q ie 0' eeks uashir'lg' of mpugnd order dated 11.08.201 .- .(A 1)7"W'by h i Wn ~ nn‘exure here te petitoner, orkig as eveloment Officef Administration) at Bilasu’r‘, abee IDp ( p hsn ireetedto be StecLs, Etensjion Cunt’er: ncarge, ,a g n n W i h der Manendraar‘h, ad in the secod rit pettion, to .te or ated O6;0’9;20‘1>0‘nnexure /l wereby te petone . d (A P) h h tiir, wp t h,’ a orkingasDeveloment Officer (Administraion) ,at Raigar been ansferred t Pendra R Etin Cer has tr o, oad, as xenso ount , Ihge ' ncar T y h th h he facts 1n brlef as prOJected b te petitloners are at te ’ ‘ p Offe) etitioners were appomted as Inspector (Development ic a p d dd nd Develoment Officer on. probatlon Vide orer ate 0 py Thf hey 4 03 1986 and 01 02 1985 resectlvel ereater t 'i w 4 d ere continued on the said post on 01 0 1987 an ‘01 02 1986 respectivel A sceme was oate by te y h fld h o d 01 03 [Ae mpany v1de letter ated 22 20 nnexur P ( 0] y Gl Ie /2 to W“. S) N 4850/201 namel enera nsuranc (Ralonahatlon o ay as and he Condion of tz f P Scle Otr tls Serv1c of Development Staff) Amment Scheme 2003 end " Scheme, 2003’), whm It'was prorded to ere v exercise he option under para 1C he Scheme,~2003n '5 of t "i t pci de f id he mannerresrbed Within'90 days of the at o sa notificatio 4..00 and 3.01.2003 respectively, whic was accpte 00223 1, h ed» y the-respndent-Compan‘y on 21.04.2003 angas such, t b o d hey (fr short o ‘ h etitioners submtted teir opton orm o ‘ v B e h i ) , d p6a X O Ih t ‘i. éTe p i h i f n y ppd O ) were aomte as Development fflcers (Admlmstranon V All o a suen v1e te Impune orders ate 11 0 f dd d h gd dd 8 2010 a 6092010, te i pti re nd 0.. h servces of the etioners we Vifd by p h f p Blar to’ ranserre osting te lrst etitioner nom ispu Manenraarh Xtenson Counter and te secon etiton dg Ei h d pier f ig Pd Re Ei C Thu the rom Raar to enra ad xtenson ounter. s, es etitio pns r p b kg as the etrtroners have een worin Develoment Oicers in te resondent omany nder t p ff h p Cp U he h 2003 py fd ll th iy Sceme, oportunit was. aforde to a e smilarl s peo p pig vp Offcer ituated rsns to o‘t'for ostn as Deeloment i inStration)ln both he pes he pio of the (Admi.r t tition, t otn Indlsutabl py, .‘ M 20 hp p 21.04.03. Thereafter, teetitioner in the hrst etition, p si i Aib ir osted aDevelopmeit Offcer (diriinStratin), Blaspu washtraansferredi‘to Manendragrh as ExtensiOn Conter crge, Vide order'dated 11.08.200 and the petitionr in Inha 1 e ;, econd petition, posted t Raih was transferred Ito the S. a gar, endra Road .as .Extnson ounter Incare, Vie ore P , ei C hg d dr d 06 2010 Thus, thse petitons challenging the ated e i i th g h h l mpugned transfer orders on e round tat teir substantia ost isV‘Deelo’mentl: Oficer (Administraton) an e p Vp f i d thy cn sd d E C anno: bej-r'tranfeire‘. and poste as xtension ounter harge Inc. / hri Mateen‘ Sidiue an St. Smita Ga, earne counse S dq d m hi ld l apparng for the respetive pettio would bmit that the ei c iners su a, u ud h Sh d [ 0 ner‘ te ceme date 18.06.2010 Annexure A/l t WS) Ni 480/0 W p n .P.(‘ o 5210], it as decided to oen. extensio c Kdh d dh g t ounter 1n awara an Manenragar relon wherein 1 m as cearly prov1ed that al the sultable emloees Who we w l d l py re des1rous to ecome Extensmn‘Counter Inchare, the ma b g y y hr li g r submit tei appcation to the Chief Reional Manage, M Dt p s arketing eparment, Regional Office, Raiur. It wa fth gdh p M urer provide‘tat the aplicant should be an AO/A (d) DyIp Of ) t Amn. eeO'ment ficer (Admn or Senior Assistan m pl f g on ay also apy 1n case o emerency or need of the Situatl The further case of the petitioners is that tey never made any h .u‘ li oig int p on appicaton ptir for appontme or osting as Extensi Counter Ihg ncare. Ts, hu te h iugned mp orders are bad and Vitite ad. O h hhd hi h ppg n te oter‘an, Sr Baduri, learned counsel aearin i Ah l Ad pt with Shr wasti, earned vocate for the resonden ompan woul sumit ta ursuant to the scheme dated 18..10 nnexure' /1 to W.P.(S)‘ No. 48502010], n 0620 [A A / o i ffr‘d y pp f pipig s oicemae. an alication or apontment/ostn a i C s Extenson ounter Incharge, though, the extension counter pd s. were oene at various place ei i p nd S 0, xercisng ts ower uer para 21.A. of cheme, 203 wheren ti clearl provided tat the Develoment Office i is y h p r (Administration) shall perform,(int la, such functions and a h ple y b dd by h hm f m t suc ac asr‘ma e ecied te Cairan rom tie o time, t was provide tatthe evelopment Officer ma t I d h D y Thus, te ompany, h C ‘er ai , e Cy d b ht p be assigned ny ter duty frm tme to tme t such plaées a , f wy ppp id fr Thus or a‘n'of arbriate hands, the mpugne transe orders werea'sse’ hic are neither contrry to te polic A ; ' Qy s s egs; decision no Vio‘lative fan tatutory rule or rulation T ths r e ne nsfr orders autry sing e rr: p p he Heard learned counsel apearing for the parties, erused t plea e there dings and documnts appended to Iy, p f f ndisputabl the etitioners had opted or the post o elopment Officer (Admitat) which was accepted Dve insrion V oders d 2 bh ide r? ated 1.04.2003 (Annexure P/4 in,..ot p) n b L7A f t etitions. ,I>vexercise of powers conferred y ,sectiOn. r o he General Insrance Busmess (Nationalisation) ct 9 t u A 172 (57 of 1972 the Central Government named te scheme t ) h o end the Geeral Insurance Rationalization of Pay cale am n ( Ss an Oter Con p ff) d h ditions of Serv1ce of Develoment Sta , 7 (r S C d Scheme 19.6 for'shot ‘the cheme, 1976 ), para 15 an 2 men u s Ot t .ica d 000 1976, a nifiedv in' he offil gazette date 2.01.23 [Anaae v t6 Ws) N9.4$50/2010], ner par 15C.Secial ption, it is provided hat a Development ic ay ot to ender his serViCe as Deveopment Ocer as er nnexure ‘I’ hus, i Cout may not interfre with the impugd trae "Ter ilI‘i t ee f e he is no'Challer’ge to he comptnce o th ‘hOit pas th ode igm i; iim ; Ud a p TO f Offer m p r l ffi Adinistraion. Pararap; 21, (mt) gh A a oh o i i a as may be decided by the Chairmn. ‘pd wh a h y . 1.A were inserted by way of adment in the Scheme, l: p A I p f3dtéd f h ds rovides 0ruie's’an .unctiens of te officer, which rea a deri‘ s un 21 De Funtmns evelopment Offlcer (Admmlstratlon) —— 1) A Develoment Officer Who ots to render ’( p p erv1ces evelopmen fxce (Admlmstratlon) sall erform such unctlon nd at suc place as may e decre y t halrman rom tune to t1me namely - a) m—ouse survey and rls mspectlon b) assrstance 1n motor thlrd part claim anagement c) other areas of cusomer servrce d) market rese ch and product de e) clalm Investlgatlo f an oter unes as ma be aSSIgne to r r l trm t is lso t cotroveiftd‘ b the};:e‘titioners that no offcer I a no ne y p i has ote, or onting as, Extension ounter Incar pd f appi C hge undr th hme datd 8062 [A ll to e e sce e 1..010 nnexure A W..S P() INoi 4v8/21‘0].,us, 500Th it cannOt be held ta ht any the Offirs ce Admmistra n) cannot be osted as xensron Counte ( p Et r Ig, i pp b Fh d he nchare whch aears to emequal post, urtel, uner t T biliyEiyDpt Off dd ransfer and Mot olc‘for-‘e‘veldmen icers, ate [n o N 450/010] r 19.09.2008 Anexure R75 t WIP.(S) o. 82 unde ara 5., the oWert to transfer a Deveopment ffice ”p 2 p l Or (Administration) to anoher station i with the Chairman as t s p ganl f h i Th, er the ornizatioa needs: in terms o te polcy; us t o fiity rl h pd nfr here. is n inrm. o'r ireguarity in te imugne trase rer E hi, y y d o ven oterwse it is alwas ,for the emploer to decie ast l W pee shall be postd kepng in View te here an emloy e ei h epoe rily lpet mlye, tcu'‘arl Deveomn “A ims and c of D s as Dt fr h p fs x a h b dd b he C f ( h k ( y s m ( t ( velopment ( n () y h d y d hm fom tme to e ,7 ~ ods. administrativa exigenc and ublic interest. This Court h y p as limited urisiction to interere wit the transer matter except i p p f p f hiy n the cases f roved malaide, non-cometence o autort p h t i ith assing te ransfer order andnot being in conformty w the rules anreulatdns. The pettioneremployee cann'Ot ndgi i/ ' be p p f Ud he ermitted to remam at one lace orever ner t p h l h to rov1s1ons of sel'Vlce rules employer as al te powers ost ' li p an employeeat apamcular place m Vlew of pubc i ig PRyp. nterest and administrative exency. (See E..0appa’v tate 0 Tamil Nada and another], Unian o Ina an S f f di d S f MP tate o a another SSKrav d h d M Md nd v ou an oters an ohd asoo Ad 1'2 Sate ofUh& Others ). hma ; t P: I ‘ e b h re d hbe, n View of th abve‘ahd’for te asons state ereinaov both the rit etitions are dismissed. However, in uture, f w p f i s pg a Cilh, ome officers opt for ostin s Extension ounterncarge t vb p Ihg d t hey haetoEe 0sted as Extension Counter ncare an no ep fi (Aii) h he the other Dveloment Ofcers dminstraton wo av ppt p dd dr been aoined for other secified purposes as provie une p f Shm 97p ara 21A othe cee, 1. heee ordrao cst. Trshallb note‘st 0s oth rd at anoth aner v Janahan Debanh & er l Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri 1 974) 4 sc 3 2004) 4 soc 24 1995) 3 sec 27 (2007) 8 scc 150 jd f h f ( c ( 5 ( o