In Brief
A Medical Officer was transferred from his post as Civil Surgeon at Jalgaon to Mumbai after an inquiry committee found substantiated allegations of financial irregularities and insubordination. He challenged the transfer as violating the Maharashtra Government Servants Act, 2005, which prescribes a normal three-year tenure. The Supreme Court held that while three years is the normal tenure, Section 4 of the Act permits departure in exceptional circumstances or administrative exigency. The Court upheld the transfer based on the inquiry findings and the officer's past conduct of not joining a transferred post for five years. The officer was directed to join within 15 days or face disciplinary action.
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