D.Asir Selvaraj v. The Principal Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) closed a writ petition (W.P(MD)No.33958 of 2025) challenging a transfer order (G.O.(D).No.1325, Health and Family Welfare (L2) Department, dated 11.11.2025) issued close to the petitioner's superannuation (retirement due 30.11.2026), during the non-transfer period and without administrative exigency; interim order of 25.11.2025 noted; transfer subsequently revoked and petitioner retained at Tirunelveli; no adjudication on merits; no costs. Keywords: transfer order, verge of retirement, non-transfer period, certiorari, Article 226, revocation, Tirunelveli, Chief Water Analyst, Health and Family Welfare Department.
What did the court decide?
Recording the petitioner's counsel's submission that the impugned transfer order stood revoked and the petitioner had been retained at Tirunelveli, this Court closed the writ petition with no costs, along with the connected miscellaneous petitions, without adjudicating the legality of the transfer on merits.