Naval Kishore v. District and Session Judge and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
HP High Court 2024:HHC:4219; CWP 4531/2024, decided 01.07.2024; Rao CJ and Vaidya J. Employee (judicial department) transferred Sundernagar to Sarkaghat by order dt. 20.5.2024 (Annexure P-1) months before retirement on 31.8.2024; transfer ordered due to proposed departmental proceedings for misconduct and in interest of administration; transfer held to be an incidence/incident of service; no interference with transfer where justifiable ground exists; proximity to retirement not a ground to stall transfer; writ petition dismissed, no costs. Keywords: transfer of employee, administrative transfer, judicial review of transfer order, retirement, departmental proceedings, incident of service, Sundernagar, Sarkaghat, Himachal Pradesh.
What did the court decide?
The Court is satisfied with the reason assigned for the petitioner's transfer (departmental proceedings having been proposed against him for alleged misconduct, and the posting-out decision taken in the interest of administration); it is a valid reason.