KIRAN KUMARI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This group of writ petitions (enumerated in the Schedule appended with the present order, which be treated an integral part of this order) lay challenge to separate transfer order(s) issued on one day i.e. 29.09.2019 by the Additional Director (Administration), Medical and Health Services, Rajasthan Jaipur.

(2.) The essence of petitioners' contention is that the respondent State, more particularly the Department of Medical and Health Service, has no authority to transfer the petitioners, whose services are governed by the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Transferred Activities) Rules, 2011 (hereinafter after referred to as "the Rules of 2011"). For the sake of convenience and clarity, the relevant facts from Kiran Kumari's case (SB Civil Writ Petition No.14964/2019) are taken into consideration.

(3.) Mr. Vikas Bijarnia, learned counsel leading the arguments in this group of matters, at the outset submitted that after transfer of petitioner's services to the Panchayati Raj Department, petitioners' transfer can be made only in accordance with Rule 8 of the Rules of 2011, which reads thus :-