[2025:RJ-JP:14769] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4681/2025 Dr. Narendra Kumar Kothiwala Son Of Shri Birdhi Chand Kothiwala, Aged About 58 Years, Resident Of 197, Prem Nagar, Jagatpura, Jaipur ----Petitioner Versus 1. Principal Secretary To The Government, Medical And Health Department, Government, Government Secretariat, Jaipur 2. Joint Secretary To The Government, Medical And Health (Group-2) Department Cum Panchayat Raj (Medical) Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Medical And Health (Group-2) Department, Swasthya Bhawan, Tilak Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur Rajasthan 3. Director Medical And Health Services, Swasthya Bhwan, Tilak Marg, C-Scheme, Jaipur 4. The Chief Medical And Health Officer, Jaipur-1, Government Of Rajasthan, Mini Swasthya Bhawan, Sethi Colony, Jaipur 5. Block Chief Medical And Health Officer, Jamwaramgarh District Jaipur Rajasthan. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vinod Kumar Mathur, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Prakhar Jain, Adv.for Mr. Archit Bohra, AGC HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN Judgment 02/04/2025 1. The present petition is filed assailing the order dated 07.03.2025 passed by Rajasthan Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, whereby the appeal preferred by the petitioner/appellant was dismissed. [2025:RJ-JP:14769] (2 of 3) [CW-4681/2025] 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the order passed by the Tribunal is not only illegal, but arbitrary as the same is passed without any jurisdiction. It is further submitted that by the impugned transfer order, the respondent-department has re-located the petitioner-employee from higher post to a lower post, which is per se in-violation of the settled position of law. 3. In support of the contentions made insofar, learned counsel has placed reliance upon the ratio passed in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.10796/2022 titled as Hira Lal Tabiyar Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. 4. Heard and perused the material available on record. 5. From perusal of the impugned transfer order, it is noticed that the petitioner is working on the post of Principal Chief Medical Officer and while passing the said transfer order, the respondents have considered the public interest, administrative exigencies, the fact that the medical services falls under the ambit of public utility services and the history of posting of the petitioner employee. It is also noted that on erstwhile three occasions, the petitioner has approached legal forums and interim protection was granted. Nevertheless, the learned Tribunal has considered the entire aspects of the matter in hand; for the sake of handiness and reference the relevant extract from the said order is reproduced herein below: “izdj.k ds rF;ksa] vfHkopuksa ,oa vfHkys[k ls ;g Li’V :i ls izdV gksrk gS fd vihykFkhZ iz/kku eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh in ij dk;kZy;] [k.M eq[; fpfdRlk vf/kdkjh] teokjkex<] ftyk t;iqj esa dk;Zjr gSA izR;FkhZ foHkkx ds vkns”k fnukad 15-01-2025 [2025:RJ-JP:14769] (3 of 3) [CW-4681/2025] ¼vuqyXud&1½ ds }kjk vihykFkhZ dk LFkkukUrj.k orZeku inLFkkfir LFkku ls [k.M eq[; fpfdRlk ,oa LokLF; vf/kdkjh] xkxjrykbZ] ckalokMk esa iz”kklfud dkj.kksa ,oa yksdfgr esa l{ke Lrj ls fd;k tkdj fu;ekuqlkj vihykFkhZ dks fnukad 21-01-2025 ¼vuqyXud&1½ ds }kjk dk;ZeqDr fd;k x;k gSA vihykFkhZ orZeku inLFkkfir LFkku ij o’kZ 2023 ls dk;Zjr gSA fdlh Hkh dkfeZd dks ,d gh LFkku ij inLFkkfir jgus dk dksbZ fof/kd vf/kdkj izkIr ugha gSA ;g fu;ksDrk ds foosd ij fuHkZj djrk gS fd og vius fdl dkfeZd dh lsok,a iz”kklfud vko”;drkvksa esa fdl LFkku ij izkIr djsaaA gesa izR;FkhZ foHkkx ds vkyksP; vkns”k fnukad 15-01-2025 ,oa dk;ZeqfDr vkns”k fnukad 21-01-2025 esa gLr{ksi djus dk dksbZ fof/kd vk/kkj izrhr ugha gksrk gSA vr% mijksDr foospu ds vk/kkj ij vihy cyghu ,oa lkjghu gksus ds dkj.k [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA” 6. In view of the above and relying upon the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Shilpi Bose & Ors. Vs. State of Bihar & ors. reported in 1991 Supp (2) SCC 659, this petition is dismissed. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed. (SAMEER JAIN),J CHANDAN /134