^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTI8GARH AT BILA8PVR S.B. : HON'BLE MR. SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI. J. WR1T PETITION (8) No. 3927 of200S PETITIONER RESPONDENT8 Kanhaiyalal Sahu age 54 years s/o Shri Chamruram Sahu Assistant Teacher Middle Sehool Khapri Development Block Balod Distriet Durg (C.G.) VER5.US 1. State of Chhattisgarii fhreugh Secretary, Sefaool Education Department, D.K.S. Bhawan Raipur, (C.G.) 2. District Education Officw, Durg, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Present: Shri Y.C.Shanna, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Sushil Dubey, Govemment Advocate for tfae ORDER (Passed on l5fll March 2007) 1. The petitioner, while working as Assistairt Teacher at Govemment Middle Schoo! Khapri was transferred to Govemment Middle School Bbimpuri (Dondilohara), on the same terms and conditions vide impugned order dated 06.09.2001 (AnnexureA/1). 2. The Madhya Pradesh Admmistrative Tribunal at Raipur vide interim order dated 12.11.2001 directed to maintain status quo w regard to the position of the petitioner as was prevailing on /!"^1 Anut .10.2001. By virtue of the interim order fhe petitioner is continuing at the original place ofposting. Be that as it may, with the passage of time Ais petition has become infructuous as period of transfer is not applicable forever. At this point oftime; tbere is no question to examine tfae validity of the transfer order. However, the respondeats are at liberty to pass appropriate order keeping in view the publie interest and administrative exigency, without insisting on compliance ofthe impugned traasfer order. It is well settled pnnciple of law that transfer is an incident of service aad it is for the employer to decid®as to where a particular officer/employec be posted, keeping in view public interest as well as admiaistrative exigency. TTiis Court has limited jurisdictioB to interfere in the transfer matter and this Court can interfere only in the case of proved malafide, non- competenee of authority passing the transfer order and transfer order not bemg ia conformity with the rules and regulations. la view ofthe above, this petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs.