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Learned counsel for the applicant next submits that
a transfer at this stage will badly affect the applicant's family. His son is
in Class 12 and preparing for NEET-UG 2026, and his father is
suffering from liver cancer and undergoing treatment at Kanpur. These
humanitarian considerations were not taken into account. Learned
counsel for the applicant further submitted that the settled guidelines
laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in T.S.R. Subramanian &
Others v. Union of India & Others, AIR 2014 SC 263, have not been
adhered to in the present case. It is argued that no duly constituted
committee was formed to examine the applicant's transfer, nor there is
any recommendation of the competent committee on record.
Consequently, the impugned order suffers from violation of the
prescribed statutory procedure. It is further contended that the
applicant's transfer has been effected without considering the spouse
posting ground and the educational needs of his children, thereby also
amounting to violation of the applicable statutory provisions and
transfer guidelines. It is lastly argued that issuing the relieving order
through WhatsApp, publishing notices in the newspaper, and creating
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pressure upon the applicant to vacate his quarter reflect undue haste and
malafide intention. Therefore, the impugned transfer order is illegal,
punitive, and liable to be set aside. Learned counsel for the applicant has
placed reliance on the following case laws:-
M.P.State Co-Op.Dairy Fedn.Ltd.& Anr vs Rajnesh Kumar Jamindar & Ors on 15 April, 2009
"(i) Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation Limited and
another Vs. Rajnesh Kumar Jamindar and others reported in (2009) 15
Supreme Court cases 221;
Narasingaraja vs The Director General Of Police / on 28 October, 2021
In
Narasingaraja (supra), relied upon by the applicant, Hon'ble Madras
High Court has held that:-
Dheeraj Kumar And Anr vs Union Of India And Ors on 18 May, 2020
11. The third ground raised is the applicant's ailing father, who is
undergoing treatment for liver cancer at Kanpur. Medical hardship is a
valid humanitarian consideration. CAT in Dheeraj Kumar (supra) and
Dr. Fakhra Alam (supra) considered such hardships while granting
relief. However, in both these cases, the transfer orders were either
routine or unsupported by any administrative urgency. In the present
case, the transfer is specifically connected to an ongoing vigilance
inquiry and is supported by Para 6.3.1 of Master Circular No. 64.
Shanti Kumari vs Regional Deputy Director, Health ... on 8 January, 1981
23. The judicial precedents relied upon by the applicant mainly
pertain to cases where transfer was found to be punitive, mechanical,
arbitrary, or unsupported by rules. However, the present case stands on
a different footing where the transfer is explicitly supported by policy
and vigilance requirements. The case laws cited by the respondents,
especially Janardhan Debanath (supra), Shanti Kumari (supra), and
Rakesh Kumar (supra), are more appropriately applicable to the present
facts.
Union Of India And Ors vs Sri Janardhan Debanath And Anr on 13 February, 2004
14. The next issue that arises is whether the impugned transfer is
punitive or malafide. The transfer order does not contain any stigma or
punitive language. It simply records an administrative posting. As held
by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Janardhan Debanath (supra), a
transfer during vigilance inquiry is not punitive unless the order itself
reflects punishment, which is not the case here.
Director Of School Education Madras And ... vs O. Karuppa Thevan on 31 January, 1994
19. Learned counsel for the applicant has placed reliance on Para 227
of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, which provides
that a competent authority may transfer a railway servant from one post
to another, except (i) on account of inefficiency or misbehaviour, or (ii)
on his written request. However, when Para 227 is examined in the light
of the facts of the present case, it is evident that the impugned transfer
has been ordered purely on administrative exigencies arising out of an
ongoing vigilance and disciplinary proceeding. Such a transfer, being
grounded in administrative necessity, cannot be invalidated by invoking
Para 227 of the IREC. The applicant also cannot derive any assistance
from the judgment relied upon by him - Director of School Education,
Madras & Others vs. O. Karuppa Thevan & Another, 1994 SCC
(L&S) 1180 as the principles laid down therein have no application to
the present factual scenario.
Rabindra Nath Chaubey vs The Union Of India And Ors on 18 September, 2023
Similarly, the Tribunal in Rajendra Chaubey (supra) has held
that:-
Rakesh Kumar Assistant Director vs Union Of India Through Its Secretary & ... on 13 October, 2020
23. The judicial precedents relied upon by the applicant mainly
pertain to cases where transfer was found to be punitive, mechanical,
arbitrary, or unsupported by rules. However, the present case stands on
a different footing where the transfer is explicitly supported by policy
and vigilance requirements. The case laws cited by the respondents,
especially Janardhan Debanath (supra), Shanti Kumari (supra), and
Rakesh Kumar (supra), are more appropriately applicable to the present
facts.