HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR fDIVISIONBENCHl \. Y ^ CORAM: HON'BLESHRI <IAGDISHBHAl.LA, ACTINGCJ.& HON'BLESHRID|l.IPRAOSAHEBDESHMUKH,J. Appellant {Petjtioner) WritAooeal No. 111 of2007 Harish Bhatia, son of Late Shri S.R. Bhatia, aged about 59% years, Assistant Engineer, FOM, Sub DMsional OfRcer (E/M), Sub Diyision, Bilaspur, resident of MIG E-37, Parijat Extension, Nehru Nagar, Bilaspur. -Versus- RESPONDENTS 1 State of Chhatttsgarh, through the Secretary, Water Resourees Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantralaya,Raipyr(C.Q.) 2. The Engineer-ln-Chief, Water Resourees Departmeht, Raipur (C.G.) 3. The Ghjef Engiheer, Mahanadi Dam Project, Water Resourees Department, Raipyr(C.GJ 4. The Superintendjng Englneer, E/M Circie, Water Resources Department, F?aipur(C.G^ 5. Prem Prakash /yariya, Sub-Engineer (E/M),office 6f E.E. Heavy' Machinery Division, Bilaspur (C.G.) Writ Appealunder Section 2(1^ of theGhhattisaarh HiahCourt yADpealto Division Bench) Act. 2006 Pr^ent: Shri Dinesh R.K, Tivrari, Counsel for the appellant. Shri N.KAgrawal, Deputy Advocate Generat forthe Stete/respondents No.1to4. Shri V.G.Tamaskar, counsel for respondentNo.5. ORALORDER (Passed on 11.06.2007) The following oral order of the Court was passed by Jagdish Bhalla, ActingCJ. , This is a writ appeal arising out of order passed by learned Sinflle Judge Hon'ble Shri Justice Satish K. Agnihotrj, wherein the appeHant's Writ Petition (S.) No.2930/2007 was dismissed. • -\, ^^^"••^•r.tL. .„..' .;ti ^i.^ z- \v. (2) We are of the considered opinionthat interterence in the transfer matter ean only be made when there is violation of taw or strong case of malafide. • <3) The appettant was fransferred in the same cityfrom one p<»itionto another position on the same rank and his emoluments were not reduced. However, the appellant's case was that respondent No.5 -Sub-Engineer has been given charge of the office of ^sistant Engineer to be looked after. (4) We do not find that there is any violation of taw or case of strong ma/a Scfe as far as the transfer ofthe appettant is concerned. (5) In the light of above, we approve the order passed by leamed Singt®Judge in Writ Petttion(S.)No.2930/2007. No interference is warranted. The appea! is dismissed. Sd//- ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- DiUp Raosaheb Deshmukh x< Judge Asijani Sspal -aal^