G.S. Puri vs Indian Oil Corporation on 9 February, 1996
(5) On behalf of respondents, Shri J.L. Seth, Respondent No.4 who had issued the transfer order has filed the counter affidavit. It is denied that the transfer order has been passed on account of any malafides and/or by way of victimisation, and it is pleaded that it was passed on account of exigencies of business and on administrative grounds, inter-alia because there was no Accountant available at Afs, Udaipur where the petitioner was transferred, and no substitute was necessary for him at Jammu, that he was doing business in the name of his wife at Jammu and a number of complaints had been received against him from other workmen/employees. It is also denied that the officers concerned of the respondent had favoured any particular contractor in award of transport contract. Other pleas taken have also been denied. Reliance has inter-alia been placed on: (1) Pushpa Gupta Vs. Engineers India Ltd. .