Smt. Punita Darshan v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Judicial review of administrative action: Chhattisgarh High Court quashed a non-speaking/unreasoned order dated 24.02.2020 rejecting an employee's representation and the underlying transfer order dated 08.11.2019, emphasising that the rejection order lacked reasons and that the Court's interim order of 06.03.2020 had run for more than five years; respondents permitted to pass a fresh transfer order only upon administrative exigency. Relevant searches: quashing of non-speaking order; unreasonable/unreasoned administrative order; transfer order set aside; representation rejected without reasons; WPS 1621 of 2020; Raigarh; Department of Women and Child Development; interim order prolonged operation.
What did the court decide?
Quashing of the non-speaking rejection order dated 24.02.2020 (Annexure P/1) and the transfer order dated 08.11.2019 (Annexure P/2); liberty reserved to the respondents to pass a fresh transfer order against the petitioner if administrative exigency exists; no costs.