.»» 1£. is: ^ ,\'^ € IN THE MON'BLE HIGH COURT OFJUDICATURE AT BILASPUR fCHHATnSGARHV WRFT PETITION N0. ^::?^~ OF 2005 A • •; PETITIONER VERSUS RESPONDENTS y^l, i/y/ ^^ ^" &.&••'./: ^^t'/y^ ^:^ys^ ^i'M^'S^- jf ^:IV^-a^f":^' ^^Ss"i^S "';»"""8Ssf>'i'''"- ^z. »>;- [^y. <^:/' ^ Ldxmichand Kaushik Sori of Shri Makhanlal Kaushik, aged about 45 years, Clerk,. Assistant Grade-III, Presently posted at Water Resources Department, Division Kanker, DistrictRaipur (C.G.). StateofChhattisgarh,Through: The Secretary, Water Resources Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur(C.G.). £ The Engineer in Chief, Water Resources Departmeht, Sihawa Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.). The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Division Kanker, Distnct Kanker (C.G.). Shri Janardan Singh, Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Presently posted at Mahianadi Godawari Basin, Water Resources Department, Raipur (C.G.). : ;: ';.: :• : :^' 1:-:'L1' Shri D.P. Pandey, Executiye Engjneer, Water" Resources .R^Rartment, ' Division Karike)-, Oistrict Kanker {C.G.I). ; • I1....!:.:. %•' • ^w Sfiri R. C. Mishra, -Seni(3r;AccoyntS, ;£:lerk,':'Assista'gs;:.,^t-a|d|eg]p^i^ffiS<:eigSJ •Resources*'Ds||l|tn|eii(,^:?;;By'ii|®B|ggj ;KankeF,^!3:istFiEE;KgnKi|!S|B<;3®i:||jjU III •j^'^i ^- .f^^-s^ WRIT PETITIONUNDERARTICLE 2267227 OF THE CONSTFFUTIDN OF INDIA EOR ISSUANEE OF WRD- INTHE NATURE OF MANDAISSUS, CERTIORARI. PROHIBmON FTC. " M Ell B-a KS&;;::M r XI-HC-22 an^i^ R-ii.* -sn^n SllHlfWV ^-.... :<s •s^ 'WIRCT, ^iA'y'i'i, f'wwy- ft^^T •3i!^T1?IRR^rft1. 3-1-2006 Shri^PanteiShrivastava^ ShriS.P.Kale, Govfc Advocat Apptjcatioriforyrgenthearind Meaid pn IA;\No,110aWOg eopies ofthe dccuments, The applicatton is allowed.l typed copies ofthe documents. Heard. - Learned eounsel ftir: ttie - orderdated 17/8fi004 (Ahnexure-^/: malafide. ^ > - Learhed cbufisel very repea( mala fi(ie transfer OKler, He was a( fide against W&Stat&and its officil transferred pereonSithe transfer administrativearound. Hestated itiatthetransferorderismalafide. < Qn perusal of^he onter da< State Govt. has considerect tfie who were aworktng at different placejs nanied at seriat n6s.1,2,5,6,7,9,1<Ii, transferred on^ieir own experise^ serial nos.3 ahd 4 'have been p^tifioner's name is mentioned transfeiTed on administratjve grouny coyhsel forthe petitioner. tefortheState. ' isallowed. for exemption from fiHng typsd ^l<licl'sil<Hltldf.'91:?%tti»i<<l< •'' '^3ri:OT3n^[',>;,' : Exemption ts^granted from ffling p^tttioher sybrnite that fti^ trarisfer •^l^ issyed against the petittoner is (edly made a^statement at ft is a Skedt&readUiealtegationofmala Ms. Gounsel stated that out of 1.5 oflth&petib'oner hasbeenshowndn UlattHisHselfissufRciCTttoindicate cafees ^d 17%^004, it is noted thatthe of personS of the department, in different districts, The persons )i,11,12,13,14 ^nd 15 hava been whereas the persons nanred at on mutuat consent, The at - serial no.8, who K^ been l.Thetrahsferorderistteissed by [1[ft^.^T<a^ traifcsferret) XI-HC-22 2 •g^'^nSn^ riTilwiiS.'twii'M'it WHW ffifVSSS "gt ^2do' 3n^T^3* l<-fi?b 3II^?I 5ft*iicn ti%a +i'i|t<-t'iiT-f ^iwT^.'fesl' <f«i<<i< ^aiPtraOT^r decidfed flrievancles orderandinWeriam&ofUie implementedttie Mme. State ttie cases of the (»rsonsWorking thejointorelerha&beenjssued.it the names of the persftBjs of varibu|s fide. Apart firom the above, nohej petltionersothatitcanbesaicithat hasbeenpusted. On perusal of the record, earlier flled .the wrtt petition 1 No.2917/2004 which was (Annexure-P/3) affording Uie representeition raising his of the respondents alongwith a within ten daysand on such authority of the respondents shall dfei accortiancewithiawas earlx.aS from the date of receiptoftlie was suppfled to the petitioner submitted his joming on 38®SOO^ this Gourt. Thereafter, the represente^onon 2/12/2004. Niev^r petitioner and He was heard on ?< belated representation as wetl impugned order dated representation of the peUtionerwasji SovSilnor and ttieState Govemirient has Gov^rnment is empQwered toconsider |in the gOwmment departnent If ' c(aonot be sajdlhat merely because variou|s categories are there so tt is mala has been posted irt plaee of the i):toadjustsomebodythe(>etitioner |t appears ttiat the petitioner had tjefore this Court bearing W.P. vide wder dated 20W2004 (tedtioner tQ make a detailed before the .competent airthority 4opy of ifte petiBori and fte order repre^entation beingfiledthe co.mpetent Ifecide the sameon its own merite in p^sible preferably wjthin sb< weeks reRr^sentation.. eopyofthesaidorder 24SQQ04 gnd the petitibner alpngwith-a copy of ttie order of pletjttoner submited the detailed 4rtt)etess, noticewas issued tothe ^8/11/2005. State considered this v(tiich was filed anU passed the ^nnex^/1) whereby 'the iiejected. [Tli^fB^ On- 5/12/2005 XT ' XI-HC-22 =fi sn^?[qn h-u* SI^T <;: ~1>>,. 3-g^nqf?pi, :®^pTs,-f«?ti^i< ^I^? 11HCT1 grWih fN'B^f aii^r^gwndT * AWfd'ij)'! 'WRif'? ft^ <(»tt41t. i?3if;TO'3nSsr tt has been KrtegoricaHy ^lated by ^ State counsel that fhe complaints are pending agatnst ffi|e pefitioner. 1t is ftirttier submitiBd • that th®order Annex.P/l^shows ttibt the transfer order Annex.P/2 was jssued on administratjve grounKj as the complaints agaihst the pefitionerwere pending. On the other hand, leamec| counselfor tte pefltioner submits that thereisnocorhplaihtagains<him^ereashehasftl^ complaintsagainst other persohs. l^med eounsel.fpr the p^oner w^ l^ni^ly aslted as to whether he-has statecL so oh aiffi 5.10 <rf th& instanf peUtion 'wher^in ifcfias been mentioned that on 17/8/2004 ther pohclents;Ni^li^sfeff administrativeflroundand^owt'lei reijeeting the represeritation ttiey; transfen'ed beeause certain com| stated ttiatacconiing to the poiicy transferred due to certain comp lavit Coiinselread paras 5.9 and e^nWinBofled fhat the petjtioner v/as transferred^ due tci complaints Nceived agair^ by are saying that the petifipnerwas , ilainte were recewed against him, which also denotesthatlthe staten^ent of the respondents. It was also 3ovemmentttselfifanempliQyi is aints hfiade against him then an enquityhastQbeconduetedarida|tergMnganopportyhity<tftiearjng totheemployeehecan^betransfetred.ffiwasalso^tatedthatincase of the petltiQrter w enqufry wtkatsower wasLTOnctueted by^^^^^^ft^ respondents nor any irotice ^.jwas issued to tlie pe^ fcerefore the contention of the r^spondents ttat the petitipner was transferredyue to certain Gompta^ m^ arbitrary and veiid. E^:^R^ W-l f^ XI-HC-22 -sW'SIRRPl. 'gi^tWTS, ftcl ia< 'q^? * KIICTIWWf) "^ +i'uI<'i''ft'i4W<rtl" 4 fsst 'riSR^n ^sipgifsii^i t^amed coun^l for the St^on the otherhand subinite that thetransferjsart^gencyofseivlce^dtheRe)^^ rjghttobepostedatapartieu|arpla|se. ThteCourtwhileidecjdmgVli^PetWonNo. 2067/2004 (Ferro ScraphUgaml-imitedvs.B.P^Sh^iFmaandothereyon 1/2005 has dealt witti the matter oftransfer ^ was made by the employee. In pal was heldasunder; hereinlhe altegation of mata fide ras 21 and22^ofthlesaklorder,it ^. Haymg con^cfered! (ftf fwal icontefition of ffw Iwrn^ coun^Ks'tlw paryes, ih Vw/<y)iniorraf:ffiiis Couri; Ihe.feansferfs anieM^n<y (^swvKe.Jt isyvell s^^ ffie^ n^ gfMemme^^^nt o^^^^ pubte unidefteMry hats^an^^egafrytSto'^be posfed fore^atwy^x^p^cul^f!toce<as js na^qRly^R^ incidi^bMa^ndi^^^Rric^TlwcoR^^ fearr^ <x>un^^^F»iaspof)d^f^^^^ hsnsfeiredis fK^cOim^.'n'^ipart offfie^onderofff^- teamedfrM(ys(^<;OMf n<^susta^^Thefl(K^ ofttw IndiislriatCotirtVisiti^ispwiefBnt ito.fcsinn^be fransferrsd is agsansf <be canon of swvfce jwisyiichnce. 22^ As reganSs # fndSrtgs of Vie aXa^'betow fl^rcS/^ma/a®deff)atane|ffiere^36ncl^rifno,twas ear^ temwaitecf &lrf ^ie cdtift efitected" Ws feinstatement^swid some tt^Son r^anSngproinaSbn is pending, iw^ias fieeir]transfeii6el, ffiels is no maisrial to hokl ffwf (he trtnsfer ftas been e^cted becaUxofWs.ttiSsteted^tleamwiindustnalcmtrt has heU STattfwe is no cc^iSal ie<a »ib^wewi ffw peti&mer and nespondent i^o, 1. E.yen w/hen coKSat retofibn Js ^^ ff»en° tefe^®^^ eropfe)^^^^ ^em^oyi^ ffcwwKrfAesay.^affffyfransferftas&sen mactewriyiiecau®softhsrir^ason,Invwfafn cases.tf si&alKm wacrants, ff>e fra^fer has- fo 6e niaste as [^^fe^ .-^- -T~ Xt-HC-22 1"5. 1-:. ^^.•3Tpn^/'§RN ,'i3?ras? WWITSb-HI<:») •^ 'fe^a' 311^1'^T ft-li«bSII^F stitiiqi ^ifig ^ri4<?r^'1 +iii-f<n]* "^ 1^t!st ^i^ ^i^ •^aiNTSii^r ' ex%ie»^oc OT ffw (B(»©S^ol Ste emptoyee. The finc^c^ ^ teaff»tfMi»|ty^^antf^^<^^ feamed ,iincfa^^«a^ft^ Ito frans^ made wiffi -mata ffcfe ^iWention ^ancl to'harass respondentno.^i.fsnotsiisl^inable."^ This Court has aiso recenqy GonsidSred the ateresaid issue regarding transfer of an'employee ( vs. Sfate df Ghhattsaarh & 0 e®)| n W.P.hto.496QQ005W.aAfuter and hasheklttiatifiswellsettled by a catena bfdecisionsofthe^pexCourtand l-1iflfr G&urts that transfer of a Goveroment or publjc servant who is appointed to a eadre<rf^nsferablepost;lTOmQri^^acet&another,isanordinary^ incident of ssrvfce and, Uierefore, ijtees ncifwsulf ip any alteration of conditions of.servire to his clisaj^ntege arri Uiereftwe, tansfer cannot be said to be piunitivejrt rlature. Transfer Js aa ncklent of serwce and an emptoyee hasno ]righlto be posted at a p^ place.An efnployee holding a tran|sferable posthas no 16gal rightto insistfor 'his posting at a particulat place of his chofce. Transfer of public servant made on administj^tive grounds pf publie interest should not be inteifered viflth by the| presSingaroundsrenderingthetrartsferoKlerjllegalonfhegroundQf wolation of mandatory ^atutory rul^s or on the ground of mala fide or on ttie grQund of lack 6T authcirity. Cpurteuntessttiereisstrongand heCourtsorttieTribunalscannot sit. as appellate Coyrt on the x>^ers of the ^^^fr^ adminisb'ativegrounds. The reaso that the wheels of admintstration s rforthis selfimposed restraintis loukl be allowed to run ^moothly and fte Cpurts or the Tribunals ^ hd expectecl^^^^to \admintetratjve s^tem. :»•'; \-1:^ 1:: :- , ~1'^ pftt^M r 'f XI-HC-22 •ysi^(piRra.'^wis, (»<cii«y. Hi*<ciia>Nrai 200 311^1'%I: R-<i<* 3f^f ^*1 -^(ifl '°») i<ilCT<H4 +ii14?ff ^.f^^ <T»i<•$,)< '^sipOT'sil^l -. ' •<• /. (.' . The Supreme Court <n tte AtmaramSunaoffalPosharii transfer js an incident of seivice postsd at a^articylar place^ncT on ttie ground ot pendeney of repn Court further in ttiecase Afrs. SMfa Isase.of Gimaf ffedraCTty BoaRJvs m(1989)2 SCe-fiOZ^eld ttiat jand •emptoyee has no rght te be, tha|: transfercainnotrbeevaded mel^ly lisfentattoh pr^lifficulties. TheApex IBoseus.Stefeb/B?/Mrreportedih AIR 1991 SC 532 has tleld that transfer order?whenare made'in. grounds unless they^are made irv 6r on ttie ground o( maig fide instructions are viotated, the Coyrt concemed transferee. emplQyee sW department for ttie relief, In the even where the transfer iseffected hard?hip, thesameshould hoFbe In tte case of UniwictlncM ttte Courts should not iniBrferewith bublic^interest or 6n administrative yi|3ilationofmandatorystatuteryrules and Tthat even where executive frrdinarily shalt not interfere and the ^iuld approaih the higher-ups in the teime decision, ft is alsa held ihat 6n requestofemployeestoavQid it(teFteredwithbyth?Courte. vs.S.L.Abbasrworied m{1993) 4 SCC 357 the Supreme Oourt h^ vested riglittpseektransfertoapl Stafe'ofMadhvaPfacteshvs^S^ is tield ttiaf no employee tias any aceofhiSch6ice;Furtlierroore,fn J&egavreported in f-t995) 3 SCC the 270 th& Apex Court Aeld that hardship; it is fbr ttie administrah'oiti that may be made by the- concef caused to an eniRloyee froin tTari^fer for judicial review of ttie fransfer decisipn oftheAbexCburti tfr»drt Court cannot decide relative toappreciate oha repFesentation Ined emptoyee and that hardstlip is not and cannot be a ground k»rder. Ta ttie same effect is the oflndiavS.I-I.N.Kirtaniareported in f1989)3SCC 445. }nM>anif^Ma[Ravvs.StateofOrissaTefx»teii [^ ^s^s XI-HC-22 "!7:' .^ ' -sy •qra^, iRftgT®,-(iMi'My H11CTI ?»W» "WI,~2QO 3n^f-^g R-iieb SII^I ?ti^ich •Hf^X ^Mistl'%^<St <W^K ^Slpgq 311^1 V- m1995SwGl.(4)Seei69.Vhe Su| wbichisanincidentofserVtoeisnot ^reme Court ppined that a transfer to be interfered with bytheCourts unless it is shown to be^learly art(itrary or vitiatetl by mala fldes or t ..;• ' .' • . : • ' • .. " infraetion of any professed norm orl^nnciple govemihg Uwfransfer. tn Chief Generaf M^nsaer (Tefecom) Wj_Raiendfa Teip6fte<jim f1995) 2 SCC 532. the SuCreme Gourt hahtled dovwi the opiriion that in the absence of sfrong and compeHini^ order improper or ynjusBfied, sucn a| judicial revjew^ particularly when ^ grounds rendering the fransfer n (xder should not be subieeted to t 6 other ptace to which the transferee wanted to be retairted 41' posted^ there were coniplainte againsthim. - I Leamed counsel for th®peti]tjpner alsp refeiTectto Annexure- P/-10 to showthatthedocunientsw^renotsentwhereasXshows^^to thiedocumeritsweresentbyr^JsteiledpostbutthepeBtiopertrasnot found-on ttie addressghren. I On perusalofthe record, jt aflpegrs that the petitioner has been fransferred on Mlroinistrative aroun4 The transfer order is passed by order and in the name ofttia Gover imptementeaUiesame.StateGQTO the casesofthe personsworidrig ti the joint onler has been issued, it cs orandtheStateGovemmenthas Fnmentisempoweredtoconstder t the gov6rnment department. If inot be said that merely because the names 6f the persons of varioustcategories are.there so it is mala fide. Apart from the above, norie fias been posted In place of the petitionersothatitcanbesatdthat'loadjustsomebodythepeUtioner has beenousted. ' [•qt^^Rrt *. XI-HC-22 8 Tg.^rawr, d'dl'y'iiii,1'«'ri'M:a<: ^nt?r iraq? Wflpn (htilch "WSI. ,200 ' ail^t ^l: '^IRTOT^I '^t( -Mf?<f *sifei ^ssirat tift^ ^raf?Fit;i in'reffiEf to^ <t"i<4i< i?;3iPgH3nS?T L ^ 4' ^ H/- Ll .f Havir®thus sonsjdered thej niaterial onrecorelandinviewoftlli in the aforesaki cases and furtti^i exigency ofserviee, riot acase^ Article 226/227 (rf^ltoeConstiMion made by the peUtjoner andthe are coBcerned, it is open to ttie g proyisionsoflavcanclclealaecordinj Accordingly, the peUfion feils| facts and ciroumstances ahd the )e law laid dowrtl^fte Apex Court irtti^r the faet that the transfer is an interference by this Court under |of India. So iar as ttle comptaints conlplaintsmade.againstttiepetitioner qtate^to lootrthe same as per the |iiy-:::'.:y:-.:';:;.:l lahdisdismissed, [Tft^if^ ;*»