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Shri P.S. Negi, who has been working as Senior Technical Officer (I), Group-III (4) in the Central Scientific Instrument Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh, has filed the instant writ petition for quashing the order dated 23.12.2011 (Annexure P-9) passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as `the Tribunal'), whereby Original Application No. 623/CH/2011 filed by the petitioner for quashing the order dated 20.6.2011 (Annexure A-1) transferring him from CSIO Chandigarh to CSIO S&M Centre, Chennai, has been dismissed.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, while raising similar contentions, argued that the petitioner was inducted in Group-III Technical post on the basis of his qualification in M.Com. He has been arbitrarily transferred to S&M Centre, at Chennai, where he has to work as a supporting staff.

We do not find any force in the contention of learned counsel for the petitioner. The transfer order clearly states that the petitioner is being transferred to CSIO S&M Centre, Chennai, for looking after and assisting in matters relating to stores inventory, finance, project data management, techno-managerial support including documentation, liaison work with local administration. Therefore, it cannot be said that he has been transferred to a post where there is no work according to his status and qualification. Transfer is a matter of exigency in service and only in exceptional circumstances, transfer of an employee should be interfered in the writ jurisdiction. In the instant case, there is no such exceptional circumstance. Thus, we do not find any ground to interfere in the impugned order passed by the Tribunal, in exercise of the writ jurisdiction of this court.