Udai Veer Chand, Pno. 192093196 v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy., Deptt. of Home, Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punitive transfer; transfer as a mode of punishment; Constable transferred District Balia to Lucknow; transfer order 19.12.2025; relieving order 20.12.2025; report of preliminary enquiry; copy of report not provided to petitioner; negligence towards discharge of duties; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of certiorari; Somesh Tiwari v. Union of India (2009) 2 SCC 592; liberty to pass fresh orders only in administrative exigencies or public interest; disciplinary proceedings not precluded; allowed at admission stage; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Manish Mathur J.; Uttar Pradesh; Writ - A No. - 195 of 2026; March 12, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed at the admission stage itself; transfer order dated 19.12.2025 and relieving order dated 20.12.2025 quashed by writ of certiorari with liberty to pass fresh orders only in administrative exigencies or public interest and not as punishment; disciplinary proceedings not precluded; parties to bear their own costs.