श्रीमती राम देवी बनाम हरियाणा राज्य
| Citation | 2003 (2) RSJ 625 (P&H) |
| Court | Punjab & Haryana High Court |
| Date | 2003 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Bench | M.M. Kumar, Hemant Gupta JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 14, Article 226, Haryana Police Transfer Policy 1996 |
| Category | Haryana-Specific, Service & Employment Law |
Key Principle Established
Haryana government must follow the 1996 transfer policy for police personnel. Mass arbitrary transfers violate Article 14. A transfer order without adherence to the transfer policy is liable to be quashed.
Police constables in Haryana challenged mass transfer orders that were issued without following the Haryana Police Transfer Policy of 1996.
The P&H High Court held that the State government’s own transfer policy is binding and must be followed. Mass transfers of police personnel without adherence to the prescribed guidelines — tenure limits, posting norms, and compassionate grounds — are arbitrary and violative of Article 14.
This is a key Haryana-specific judgment on police transfers that has been repeatedly cited in subsequent transfer disputes involving Haryana police personnel.
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