IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 20069 of 2010 Date of Decision: 11.11.2010. Dhoop Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Satish Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) The petitioner is a Class-IV employee working in Primary Cooperative Agriculture & Rural Development Bank Ltd., Uchana having been appointed in the said bank in the year 1988. He was ordered to be transferred vide order dated 31.7.2010 to Nuh branch of the bank. He was relieved on 27.8.2010. Admittedly, he did not join the place of transfer, allegedly on account of medical leave. In the meantime, the transfer order was cancelled by the Managing Director on 14.10.2010. The petitioner has again been transferred vide the impugned order dated 28.10.2010 to Nuh and was relieved on 29.10.2010. The petitioner has challenged his transfer from Uchana to Nuh. The only ground raised for challenging the transfer is that petitioner is not in good health and is suffering from various ailments and thus, it is not possible for him to serve at Nuh, which is at a distance of about 200 Kms from his residence at Uchana. Whenever a Govt. servant is transferred some kind of inconvenience is bound to cause, however, that does not entitle a Govt. servant not to serve at the transferred place. It is settled law that transfer is CWP. No. 20069 of 2010 -2- an incidence of Govt. service. No Govt. employee has a right to remain at a particular post or a place. It is equally settled law that the transfer is the prerogative of the employer and interference is warranted only if, the same is by an authority not competent to transfer, actuated by malafide or is otherwise contrary to any law. None of these grounds exists in the present case. I do not find any merit in this petition. It is, however, observed that the petitioner being a Class-IV employee, the respondents may consider the request of the petitioner for transfer at some other nearby place. Petitioner shall make an appropriate representation to the respondents within a period of two weeks. The same shall be considered by the authorities sympathetically. Petition dismissed with above observations. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 11.11.2010. lucky