JUDGMENT 1. Petitioner was appointed as Class-IV (Orderly) in Rural Development Department, District Ramban vide order No. 471-ACDR of 2015 dated 09.09.2015 and was adjusted in the office of Block Development Office, Gandhri. During his service in Block Gandhri, he requested respondent No. 3 for his transfer to Block Development Office, Sangaldan on medical grounds. 2. Respondent No. 3 vide his order dated 09.08.2018 transferred the petitioner in Block Sangaldan and on 16.01.2020 he was transferred to Block Development Office, Gandhri. Aggrieved of his transfer to Block Development Officer, Gandhri, he assails the same on the ground that the impugned order is against transfer policy formulated vide Government order No. 861-GAD of 2010 dated 28.07.2010. The transfer order is also bad as he was transferred in Block Sangaldan on medical grounds and without hearing him, he is transferred to Block Gandhri, thus, it is arbitrary, illegal and against principles of natural justice. 3. It is submittedthathe is suffering from serious ailments and has undergone two surgeries from the PGI, Chandigarh, as such, considering his medical health, he should not have been transferred. 4. Transfer is an exigency of service and no government employee has a right to serve or continue to serve at place of his choice. The Full Bench of this Court in Syed Hilal Ahmad &ors. vs. State of J & K and Ors. reported as 2015 (3) JKJ 398 has already held that transfer of a particular employee appointed to the class or category of transferable posts from one place to another is not only an incident, but a condition of service. It has further been held that government servant cannot insist that he is entitled to continue in a particular station/post for a definite period. Relevant extract of the same is reproduced herein below:- 'It is also settled proposition of law that transfer is an incidence of service and a government servant is subject to orders of transfer on administrative exigencies. A government servant cannot insist that he is entitled to continue in a particular station/post for a definite period. Interference in the orders of transfer by the Courts are very limited i.e. only on three grounds orders of transfer can be interfered, namely, if the order of transfer is passed in violation of any statutory Rule, or on mala fide reasons or by an incompetent authority.' 5.
Interference in the orders of transfer by the Courts are very limited i.e. only on three grounds orders of transfer can be interfered, namely, if the order of transfer is passed in violation of any statutory Rule, or on mala fide reasons or by an incompetent authority.' 5. Since this order has not been assailed on any of these grounds, therefore, there is no merit in this petition which is accordingly dismissed. The petitioner is, however, is at liberty to approach the respondents with a representation for redressal of his grievance. 6. Writ petition stands disposed of alongwith CM in the above terms.