IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No.1078 of 2011 Judgment reserved on:23.5.2011 Date of decision: 25.5.2011 Rakesh Kumar Bakshi …Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the Petitioner : Mr.D. Dadhwal, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr.Rajesh Mandhotra, Dy.A.G. for Respondents 1&2. Deepak Gupta, J. 1. By means of this petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 5.3.2011 whereby he has been transferred from Nahan to Chamba. 2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the petitioner is a driver in the Panchayati Raj Department. He belongs to District Shimla. He was posted as a driver with the Chairman, Zila Parishad, Shimla and remained there till 2002 when he was Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes 2 transferred to Solan. In the year 2003 he was transferred to Keylong and after two years i.e. in the year 2005 was again posted at Shimla. He remained at Shimla till August, 2009 when he was transferred to Nahan. 3. According to the petitioner he has been transferred just to accommodate respondent No.3 who has been adjusted at the place of respondent No.4. 4. This Court is not supposed to run the administration. Transfers fall within the domain of the administrative Department. This Court can only interfere if the action is actuated by mala fides or is so arbitrary or perverse so as to make out a case for exercising the extra ordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court. 5. Transfer is an incidence of service. The petitioner has spent his most of the career at Shimla or places near Shimla. He has now been transferred to Chamba. The reasons of his transfer have been spelt out in the reply 3 and call for no interference from this Court. Therefore, the petition is rejected. No costs. May 25, 2011 ( Deepak Gupta ), PV Judge