Pannelal (PNO-122380152) 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 mode of punishment; preliminary enquiry report withheld; Article 226 writ petition; Sub-Inspector transferred District Balia to Lucknow; State of U.P. Department of Home; Somesh Tiwari v. Union of India (2009) 2 SCC 592 relied upon; transfer orders dated 19.12.2025 and 20.12.2025 quashed by writ of Certiorari; liberty to pass fresh orders only in administrative exigencies or public interest; disciplinary proceedings not precluded; petition allowed at admission stage; parties bear own costs; WRIT - A No. 197 of 2026; Hon'ble Manish Mathur, J.; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; decided March 12, 2026; counsel: Anupam Shukla, Manish Vaish (petitioner), C.S.C. (State).
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the transfer order dated 19.12.2025 and the relieving order dated 20.12.2025 by writ of Certiorari, with liberty to the opposite parties to pass orders afresh only in administrative exigencies or public interest and not as a mode of punishment; disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner not precluded; parties to bear their own costs.