Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer Order of Deputy Collector as Punitive and Malafide — Transfer Effected Without Following Section 4(5) of Maharashtra Government Servants Regulation of Transfer and Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act, 2005. The court held that mid-term transfer without recording reasons and in response to a complaint is punitive and not in public interest.
4 Feb 2019The petitioner, Shri Santosh Machhindra Thite, a Deputy Collector in the Government of Maharashtra, challenged his transfer order dated 7th June 2018 ...
