Vaishali Bhatnagar v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 7452/2017 (with CM APPL. 30731/2017), decided 10.03.2025 by Prateek Jalan, J. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution by Vaishali Bhatnagar against Union of India and others (IDBI represented by Ms. Indrani Mukherjee). Sought transfer from Kanpur to Delhi per circular dated 08.08.2014 issued by Respondent No. 1; challenged transfer policy of Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 as violating that circular and arbitrarily amended, affecting female bank employees; sought cost Rs.5 lac and damages Rs. 10 lac. Petitioner transferred back to Delhi w.e.f. 13.11.2017; petition pressed only for prayer (c); disposed of as infructuous with rights reserved to challenge the circulars/transfer policies on any future transfer; merits expressly not adjudicated. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Nothing survives in the present petition, as the petitioner was transferred back to Delhi and had also joined her duties.