0) IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, AT - BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (Sl N0. ^ 5~ tf^~ OF 201 1 ^ PETITIONER P. L. Keshanwani, Aged - 58 years, S/o Late K. N. Kesharwani, Presently working as - Testing Supervisor Grade -I, At- 132 KV Sub Station, Adbhar (Sakti), R/o Shubham Vihar, Bilaspur (C. G.) VERSUS ^ RESPONDENTS 1. Chhattisgarh State Power Transniission Conipany Liniited, Raipur (A Successor Comp&ny of CSEB) (Governenient of Chhafctisgarh Undertaking) Through - Its Managing Director, H. Q. - Daganiya, Raipur (C. G.) 2. The Chief Engineer, Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company Limited, Raipur H. Q. - Daganiya, Raipur (C. G.) 3^ The Superintending Engineer (T8&C), Circle, C.S.P.T.C.L., Tifra, Bilaspur (C. G.) ^' 4. The Executive Engineer, Sub Station Division, C.S.P.T.C.L., Tifra, Bilaspur 5. The Executive Engineer, Sub Station Division (MRT), C.S.P.D.C.L. KotaraRoad,Raigarh Writ Petition U/A - 226 ofthe Constitutionof India HTGH COIJRT OF CHHATTISCTARH AT B?1 A8PIJR PETmQNER WRIT PETITION ('S) No. 6545 of2011 P,L,Kesharwaiii. RE.SPONDENTS VT;RSU8 Chhattisgarh State Power Traiismission Compasiy Limited & Others. WRIT PE1ITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF 'HiE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon'We,Shri Satisli_K. Agniliotn,,.!. Present: Shri R.K.Kesharwani, Advocate tor the petitioner. GRDER (Passed on 09tti day ofNovember, 2011) 1, Challenge in this p^tition is t.o the order dated 10JO,,2011 (Amie'xiire P/l), whereby, the petitioner, working as Teslmg Supervisor, f3rade I, att.a.ched to Sub-StMion Adbhar (Sakt.i), has been traiisferred to Ba.ramkela, S-aigarh, on a.dministrative groimds. 2,' SM Kesha.rwa.m, leamed eoimsel a-ppearmg for the petitioner SBbmits that the' petitioner wa.s promoted on the post. of Testmg Siipervisor Crra.de I a.nd post.ed at Kotmikala, vide order dat-ed 17X)8.2009, a.nd therea.fter, ihe petitioner wa.s placed imder sixspemion on 27.10/2010 a.nd att.ached at. Bila-spur, Aft.er completion oft.he-enqBiry proceedmgs^ t.he suspension was revoked a.nd posted a.t Adbhar vide order dated 05,05/201L Now, withm a short spaii of five moiiths, the netitioner ha.s been tra.nsferred to Eiara.mk.ela, RaigaA in a a.rbitran/r mamier, withoirt.there bemg a.ny a.dmmistrative exigency. 3» It is a.n a.dmitt.ed pc?sition that t.he pet.itioner wa.s eariier tra.mferred from Bilaspur to Kotmika.la, on a^coimt of promotion, Therea.ften he was pla-eed imder siispeiision.and his headqiiarter was changed, Agam, on revocation of the siispension order, tlie petitiorier wa.s placed at Adbhar (SaMi). Now, after five months of pos?ting at Adbhar, the impugiied tra.nsfer order ha.s been passed. Thus, the coiiteiition of i9 leamed counsel for the petitioner that it is a frequent transfer, does not ment acceptance. 4, The petitioner has not ehallenged the impiigned traasfer order on aoy other permissible legal groimd i,e. mala.fide, violation of a.ny stMirtory mles or regulatiom .or la.ck of competence ofthe officer, passmg the impiigned order/ 5, It m well-settled that tra-nsfer is an incidence of ser^ice and it is for the empioyert.o decide aMo where a particular officer/employee be pc?st.ed, keeping mview piiblic mterest. as well a.s adnimist.rative exigencya.ad here shoiild not be any mterfbrence with the adiiimistrative fimction of the State Govemment. 6, This Court has limited jurisdictioii t.o mterfere with the tra.mfer matter except in'the-cases ofproved malafide^ noii-competeiice ofaiittiority passing the tra.mfer order a-nd not ba.ng io coiifomiity with the mles a.nd regiilatioiis, The petitioner/employee carsTiOt be permitted to rema.in at one pla.ee forever. Under th@ provisions of service mles, employer has a.11 the powers to post. an employee at a pa.rticiilar piaee in view of public interest a.nd a.dmiiiist.rative exigency, (See E.P.Royappa v. State ofTamilNadzi andanothe^, Union oflndia and anc-iher v. JanardhanDebanath & anothe^, State qfM.P. and another v. S.S^oiircr^ and others andA^M MasoodAhmad r. 5rtor^ ofU.P. & Others4). 7. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed, No order ast.o costs. Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge 1(1974)4SCC3 2(2004}4SCC245 3 (1995)33cc 270 4{2007)8SCC150 ^