Mukesh Kumar v. Union of India and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of writ petition (W.P.(C) 2645/2026, Delhi High Court, 25.02.2026, V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, JJ.) challenging a transfer/relief order dated 07.02.2026 moving petitioner Mukesh Kumar from Taj Mahal Unit, Agra to DCHEP Chamera II & III; grounds urged were compassionate/medical (father's by-pass surgery 2022, mother's angioplasty, absence of hospitals at Chamera); Court relied on completed three-year tenure at Agra requiring transfer out and on Chamera being a peace station; judicial non-interference with service transfer orders; mandamus refused; respondents Union of India and another.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner was posted at Agra in the year 2022; three years having gone by, he is required to be transferred out of Agra. ¶20