2.The petitioner while working as an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police at the Office of the Inspector of Railway Protection Force (Colony), Southern Railway, Diesel Shed, Golden Rock/Ponmalai, Tiruchirappalli District, was transferred and posted to Thanjavur. According to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the order of transfer is arbitrary, mala fide , illegal and against the provisions of the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 and the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987 and Directive No.32 under Rule 28 of the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987 r/w. Section 8 of the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957. As per Directive No.32 issued under Rule 28 of the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987 r/w. Section 8 of the Railway Protection Force Act, 1987, the tenure of a member of the force in a particular place/station is three years. A person shall be transferred from one station to another station only when he completes normal prescribed tenure. The petitioner was working as Head Constable at Crime Branch, Tiruchirappalli Division from 2013 to 2018 and and after completion of five years, he was transferred to the present Station/Post, Diesel Shed, Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli, vide the proceedings of the third respondent, dated 28.03.2018. Subsequently, the petitioner was promoted as Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police and by the order dated 10.05.2018, issued by the third respondent herein, the petitioner was posted in the same place. Within one year of such posting, he is sought to be transferred by the impugned order of the third respondent, dated 24.06.2019.
