Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:106035 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8034 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manish Kumar Singh Respondent :- Union Of India And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Apoorva Bhatt,Arpit Agarwal Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Gyan Prakash Shrivastava,Saumitra Singh Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J. 1. Heard Shri Arpit Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Counsel for the respondent-Bank, Shri, Gyan Prakash Shrivastava, learned counsel for the respondent No.3 to 5 and perused the record. 2. The petitioner is being transferred from one Branch to another Branch with appears to be about 40 to 50 km as well as that petitioner's wife in a family way, who is working in a Bank near to earlier place of posting of the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner by referring the documents submits that transfer order is a punishment order. 4. The aforesaid submissions are opposed by learned Senior Counsel appearing for the respondent-Bank that it is a routine transfer order based on the transfer policy and it is an incidence of bank service. 5. It is not much of the dispute that the transfer from one place to another place of an employee is a part of the service, therefore, it cannot be interfered except if there is a mala fide or de hors of statutory rules, which is not a case in hand. 6. On basis of above averments and submission of fact that the petitioner's wife in a family way, therefore, the respondent-Bank may consider the representation of the petitioner, if so filed, to transfer him to some another branch near to place of working of his wife. The representation may be filed within two weeks and the decision be taken within two weeks thereafter. 7. The Court hopes that the representation will be decided in a sympathetically manner. 8. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 7.7.2025 A.N. Mishra Digitally signed by :- AMARNATH MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad