AYUB KHAN Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is Assistant Sub Inspector (M) in Central Reserve Police Force (for short C.R.P.F.). He is aggrieved by order dated 14.6.2014, whereby, he has been transferred from 148 Battalion deployed at Chandauli to 117 Battalion deployed in Srinagar and the order dated 20.6.2014 passed by respondent no. 3 rejecting his representation for cancelling the transfer order.

(2.) ACCORDING to the petitioner, he was transferred to 148 Battalion Chandauli on 8.10.2011, which is a hard area posting. As per Standing Order No. 2 of 2014 (for short 'Standing Order') issued by Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi relating to transfer policy of Ministerial/Stenographic/Official Language Cadre, the petitioner having completed the stipulated tenure of two years in hard area, is entitled to be posted in a soft area, but has been illegally transferred to 117 Battalion, which is deployed at Srinagar, a hard area. It is urged that according to paragraph 6 of the Standing Order, he is entitled to be posted in a soft area and consequently, impugned order is illegal as well as the order rejecting his representation.

(3.) I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.