पंजाब राज्य बनाम जोगिंदर सिंह
| Citation | (1990) 2 SCC 484 |
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
| Date | 26 January 1990 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Bench | R. Misra CJI, M.M. Punchhi, K.N. Saikia JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 14, Article 16, Article 311 |
| Category | Service & Employment Law |
Key Principle Established
Transfer is an incident of service and does not require reasons. However, transfer cannot be punitive or motivated by mala fides.
A government employee challenged his transfer order as arbitrary and punitive. The High Court quashed the transfer.
The Supreme Court held that transfer is an incident of service and the employer has wide discretion. Courts should not interfere unless:
The standard authority on government employee transfers. Regularly cited in High Court writ petitions challenging transfer orders in Haryana and Punjab.
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