1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10352 OF 2010 Shivanand s/o Kashinath Bhete .. PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others .. RESPONDENTS None for the petitioner. Mr. K.G. Patil, AGP for the State. ===== CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & R.M. BORDE, JJ. DATE : 24 th NOVEMBER, 2010 PER COURT : 1 Petitioner challenges his transfer from Ahmedpur to Udgir. It is the contention of the petitioner that the order of transfer has been passed without following the principles of natural justice. 2 Transfer is the incidence of service. The order of transfer unless stigmatic cannot be said to be punitive. As such, no principles of natural justice are required to be followed in such matter. The distance between the two places is hardly 50 kms. In that view of the matter, we are not inclined to 2 interfere in the matter. Petition stands dismissed. ( R. M. BORDE ) ( B. R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE dyb/office/wp10352.10.odt