HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 2172/2026 Caveat No. 1835/2026 Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Anr. ….. Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) Through: Ms. Monika Thakur, Advocate. q vs Jagbir Singh .…. Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Manik Dutt, Advocate. CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SINDHU SHARMA, JUDGE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE ORDER 22.07.2026 Caveat No. 1835/2026 01. With the appearance of Mr. Manik Dutt, Advocate, caveat stands discharged. WP(C) No. 2172/2026 02. Heard learned counsels for the parties and considered the matter. 03. The present writ petition is directed against the order dated 12.06.2026 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Jammu Bench, in OA No. 548/2026, whereby the Tribunal directed the petitioners to consider the case of the respondent for posting at his choice station. 04. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that the Tribunal, at the interlocutory stage, has virtually granted the substantive relief claimed in the Original Application without finally adjudicating the matter and without recording any finding regarding mala fides, arbitrariness or violation of any statutory provision governing the transfer. It was further submitted that transfer is Sr. No. 91 2 WP(C) No. 2172/2026 an incidence of service and the issue of posting falls within the exclusive domain of the employer. 05. Having considered the submissions and perused the impugned order, we find no ground to interfere in exercise of our writ jurisdiction. The Tribunal has merely directed the petitioners to consider the respondent's case in the light of the plea of discrimination raised before it. The impugned order neither quashes the transfer order nor confers any enforceable right upon the respondent to be posted at a station of his choice. No jurisdictional error, patent illegality or perversity has been demonstrated warranting interference under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. 06. Consequently, writ petition is dismissed along with connected CM(s). It is, however, clarified that the Central Administrative Tribunal shall decide the Original Application on its own merits, uninfluenced by any observations contained in the impugned order or in this order. 07. No order as to costs. (Rajesh Sekhri) (Sindhu Sharma) Judge Judge Jammu 22.07.2026 Sushant