GUL SHAIR JALBANI vs PROVINCE OF SINDH through Chief Secretary, Karachi Transfers and postings — 2025 PLC(CS) 1192 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLC(CS) 1192 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLC
Parties: GUL SHAIR JALBANI vs PROVINCE OF SINDH through Chief Secretary, Karachi Transfers and postings
Subject matter: Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

GUL SHAIR JALBANI VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Chief Secretary, Karachi Transfers and postings---Employees seeking posting of their own choice---Interference of courts---Exclusive domain of competent authority---Scope---In service law the posting and transfer of employees falls exclusively within the domain of the competent authority---Courts ordinarily refrain from interfering in such matters unless the transfer is proved to be mala fide, is in violation of statutory rules, or is patently discriminatory---Transfer and posting of employees constitutes internal administrative management---In service jurisprudence no employee can claim transfer or posting as a matter of right---The authority to assign or transfer lies within the administrative discretion exercised by the employer to ensure operational efficiency, discipline, and the smooth functioning of the department---Transfers and postings do not attract the protection of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution---Articles concerning equality or the right to life cannot be interpreted so broadly as to encompass matters of administrative transfers and postings, provided they do not breach principles of natural justice or result in arbitrary discrimination---An employee does not possess an enforceable legal right to remain posted at a specific station or to seek transfer to a place of personal preference---Transfer orders are administrative in nature and can only be challenged if shown to be issued for extraneous reasons or in breach of statutory rules---Wheels of administration should be allowed to run smoothly and Courts are not supposed to interdict the working of the administrative system by transferring officers.

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