The Delhi High Court has questioned Mamata Banerjee led Bengal government over inter cadre transfer requests of All India Services officers.
The Court questioned government’s approach of refusing requests of All India Service (AIS) officers seeking inter-cadre transfer to other States.
“We are noticing that, this approach has been taken, in matter after matter, by the petitioner where officer(s) have sought inter-cadre transfer to other State(s) on account of their marriage, and which has been refused on a similar ground,” Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh said.
It added, “Unless the reasons set out in the order of refusal for inter-cadre transfer are backed by relevant material, it cannot pass muster of this Court.”
The High Court dismissed the petition of the West Bengal government, in which state of West Bengal challenging an order passed by Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which had directed to relive an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to West Bengal cadre.
The officer had, in the year 2016, sought inter cadre transfer for the reason that her spouse, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 2012 batch, was posted in Uttarakhand cadre.
