R.Raju v. The Commissioner of Milk Production and Dairy Development
Case brief
What is this about?
Inter-Union transfer of a co-operative milk (Aavin) employee upheld; writ petition dismissed. Key terms: transfer; incident of service; exigencies of service; administrative grounds; mala fides; extraneous considerations; pecuniary or other service benefits; seniors available in parent Union; juniormost employee; embargo; competency not disputed; no interference with transfer orders; Article 226; writ of certiorari; Na.Ka.No.1455/Nirvaham/2023 dated 01.06.2026; TCMPF/Aavin; Thanjavur District Co-operative Milk Producers Union; Tiruvarur District Co-operative Milk Producers Union; recovery of Rs.6,07,287.50; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition closed; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar; advocates T.Sakthi Kumaran (petitioner), K.Porkodi (R1 / Government of Tamil Nadu), M.Thirunavukkarasu (R2 & R3).
What did the court decide?
Transfer is an incident of service effected due to exigencies of service on administrative grounds; this Court will not normally interfere with a transfer order unless it adversely affects the employee's pecuniary or other service benefits or is tainted with mala fides or issued for extraneous considerations.