CWP No. 3449 of 2011 1.9.2011 Present: Mr. Dharam Vir Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ram Murti Bisht, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. for respondents No. 1 and 2. Mr. G. R. Palsra, Advocate, for respondent No. 3. Petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- “(i) That the impugned order dated 13.5.2011 contained in Annexure P-3 may kindly be quashed and set-aside. (ii) That the respondents may be directed to allow the petitioner to complete her normal tenure at the present place of posting i.e. Govt. Primary School Chachiot (Chachiot-I), Dist. Mandi, HP.” 2. It is not in dispute that petitioner was transferred from GPS Rihan (Chachiot-I) to GPS Chachiot in terms of order dated 2.9.2009 (Annexure P-2). However before completion of her normal tenure she was transferred from GPS Chachiot (Chachiot-I) to GPS Sudhrani (Seraj-II) vide impugned order dated 12.5.2011 (Annexure P-3). 3. Private respondent undisputedly has served in hard area whereas record does not reveal that petitioner has ever served in hard/tribal/difficult areas. It is now that petitioner has been posted in a hard area and that too after condoning short stay. The scope of interference in such like matters is very limited. Record does not reveal that petitioner has alleged any malafides. Arbitrariness is pleaded on the ground -2- that the impugned order of transfer has been issued only to accommodate the private respondent. This fact is also not borne out from the record. Originally petitioner was accommodated from GPS Rihan to GPS Chachiot which was just at 3.5 kms. and on medical grounds. 4. Respondents have justified the impugned order of transfer which is on administrative grounds and in public interest. As such no case for interference is made out in the present petition. Petition dismissed. Interim order vacated. Copy dasti. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. September 1, 2011 (PK)