IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.15222 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: OCTOBER 05, 2009 Joginder Singh .....PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.G.C. Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. The petitioner, who is working as Superintendent Grade-II in the office of Panchayat Samiti, Fazilka, has filed the instant petition challenging his transfer order dated 31.08.2009, whereby he has been transferred from Fazilka to Gidderbaha. The petitioner is impugning his transfer on the grounds that he is going to retire on 31.10.2010 and he is handicapped, therefore, his transfer at this stage is contrary to the policy decision of the State Government, according to which, the Government employees, who are to be retired within next two years, may be allowed to continue at the same existing station of posting till retirement as far as possible. According to the medical certificate (Annexure P6) annexed with the petition, the petitioner is having hearing disability to the extent of 75%. In the impugned order, it has been clearly stated that the transfer of the petitioner from Fazilka to Gidderbaha has been made in administrative exigencies and in public interest. CWP No.15222 of 2009 -2- After hearing the counsel for the petitioner, I do not find any ground to interfere in the impugned transfer order on the aforesaid grounds, which has been made by the Government keeping in view the administrative exigencies and in public interest. It is always the prerogative of the Government to transfer its employees in the matter of administrative exigencies and the Court normally does not interfere in the transfer orders except where the transfer is highly unreasonable or suffers from mala fide. I do not find any mala fide or unreasonableness in the impugned transfer. No merits. Dismissed. October 05, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE