Ravindra Vithhalrao Uchitkar v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Rural Development Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Transfer of Zilla Parishad primary teachers (approx. twenty years' service) to Dharni and Pohara Taluka, District Amravati; transfer an incident of service known at appointment; services transferable and tenure at existing places completed; challenge to CEO, Zilla Parishad Amravati implementation order dated 31/12/2024 and to District Level Committee rejection of complaint dated 07/02/2025; no case for interference; writ petitions dismissed, no costs; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; WP 2032/2025 and WP 2035/2025; 2025:BHC-NAG:3909-DB; Sambre and Joshi, JJ.; advocates Anand S. Deshpande and Nitin Autkar (AGP).
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioners' services are transferable, they have completed their tenure at the existing places, and transfer is an incident of service which was within their knowledge on the date of appointment, no case for interference with the transfers is made out.