Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/7933/2026 of ASI SADHU Vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS. on 29 May 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7933/2026 and CM APPL. 38213/2026 ASI SADHU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rakesh Dahiya, Mr. Aakash Dahiya and Mr. Rakshit Wadhwa, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Latika Malhotra, SPC, Mr. Ayush
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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W.P.(C) 7933/2026 and CM APPL. 38213/2026
ASI SADHU
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr.
Rakesh
Dahiya,
Mr.
Aakash Dahiya and Mr. Rakshit
Wadhwa, Advs.
versus
UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS.
.....Respondents
Through:
Ms. Latika Malhotra, SPC, Mr.
Ayush Kasana, GP and Ms
Bhawna, Adv. for R-1 to R-3.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
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% 29.05.2026
1. Through this Petition, the Petitioner prays for following prayers:- “a. issue a writ, order or direction especially in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to transfer the petitioner to CGO Complex, Delhi, ; R.K. Puram, Delhi; WC SDG Headquarters, Chandigarh; 25TH Battalion, Border Security Force, Chhawla, Delhi or Sector Headquarters, BSF, Bikaner on account of his terminal posting.”
2. The Petitioner is serving as an Assistant Sub-Inspector (GD) in the Border Security Force (BSF). He is due for retirement on 31.03.2029.
3. A Writ Court is not expected to issue a writ of mandamus directing the employer to post the employee to a particular place. Matters of posting and transfer fall primarily within the administrative domain of the employer, unless a case of arbitrariness, mala fides or violation of a statutory provision is made out. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/06/2026 at 12:28:12
4. No such case is made out in the present matter.
5. In view of the above, the present Writ Petition, along with the pending application, is dismissed. ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. AMIT MAHAJAN, J. MAY 29, 2026/sp/ad This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/06/2026 at 12:28:12