P&H: Upholds Transfer, Dismisses Medical-Ground Challenge

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 22 Sep 2026
Headnotes

Service — Transfer — Medical condition of employee — Medical Board recommendations superseded recommendations of Senior Resident, Department of Neurology, and petitioner was fit for desk duties.. (Para 7)

Service — Transfer — Judicial review — Transfer is an incident of service and Government servant appointed to  transferable post cannot claim to remain at particular place or in a particular post unless appointment itself is to specified non-transferable post. (Para 9)


Facts of the Case

P&H: Upholds Transfer, Dismisses Medical-Ground Challenge

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by SBI employee Naveen Chander challenging his transfer to the bank’s Khamano Branch under RBO-VI, Roopnagar. Justice Sude epti Sharma held that the petitioner had not established grounds warranting interference with the transfer order.

Chander had sought quashing of the SBI’s order dated April 2, 2026, and requested posting at the Mohali Centre. He relied on medical advice issued by a neurologist at PGIMER, Chandigarh, which advised him to avoid daily commuting and take bed rest for three months.

The SBI opposed the plea and submitted that the...

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