IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.6451 of 2010 Date of Decision : April 23, 2010. Jagjivan Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Vishal Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Charu Tuli, Senior DAG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) This writ petition is directed against the order dated 31.3.2010 (Annexure P-2) whereby the petitioner has been transferred from Ludhiana to Ferozepur. The petitioner is working as a Circle Superintendent in the Public Works Department (B&R Branch), Government of Punjab. The solitary ground pressed into aid to impugn the transfer order is that the petitioner is due for retirement w.e.f. 31.10.2010 on attaining the age of superannuation and no administrative or public interest is involved to justify his transfer at this juncture. Upon notice of motion, the respondents have filed their counter-reply in Court which is taken on record. C.W.P.No .6451 of 2010 2 It is not the case of the respondents that there are any allegations against the petitioner which may require his shifting from Ludhiana to hold a fair and impartial enquiry. In these circumstances, I am of the considered view that it will be too harsh to shift the petitioner from Ludhiana before a few months of his retirement. Consequently and for the reasons afore-stated, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned order dated 31.3.2010 (Annexure P- 2) is quashed. However, it shall be open to the respondents to seek review of this order if petitioner is found prima-facie guilty of any serious irregularities or any lapse in performance of his duties at Ludhiana. Dasti. April 23, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE