(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 9327 OF 2010 Rizwan Ahmed s/o. Nihal Ahmed, Age : 57 years, Occupation : Service, R/o. Deep Nagar, Tarodanagar, Nanded, Dist. Nanded. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra (Through its Secretary, Electricity Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai) 2. Chief General Manager (T/E), Technical Establishment Section, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., "Prakash Gad", 4th Floor, Station Road, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051. 3. Chief Engineer (Zonal Office), Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., Vidyut Bhavan, Hingoli Gate, Nanded. 4. Executive Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., Division Office, Degloor, Taluka : Degloor, Dist. Nanded. (2) 5. Assistant Engineer, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., Sub-Division, Biloli, Taluka : Biloli, Dist. Nanded. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. V.D. Patnoorkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Tambe, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent no.1. Mr. U.S. Malte, Advocate, for respondent nos.2 to 5. ........................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & R.M. BORDE, JJ. DATE : 3RD DECEMBER 2010 COURT'S ORDER (Per B.R. Gavai, J.) : 1. The petitioner, who is a Junior Engineer in the respondent / Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd., challenges the order of transfer dated 23rd July 2010, transferring him from Biloli to Yawatmal. 2. Mr. V.D. Patnoorkar, learned Counsel appearing for (3) the petitioner, submits that the petitioner is at the fag end of his service and within six months, he has been transferred twice. 3. An affidavit in reply has been filed on behalf of the respondent / Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. It has been stated that the transfer has been effected on the ground of administrative exigencies. The grounds which have necessitated transfer of the petitioner, have also been elaborately stated in the affidavit in reply. 4. The transfer is an incident of service. We do not find that the impugned transfer order could be termed as mala fide, so as to interfere with the same. 5. In the result, the petition is dismissed. ( R.M. BORDE ) ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp9327