Madras High Court
WP(MD)/23836/2026 of Amjad Hasan Vs The State of Tamil Nadu on 5 October 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 05-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI
WP(MD) No. 23836 of 2026
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Amjad Hasan
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The State of Tamil Nadu,
Rep. by its Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
2. The Inspector General of Registration, O/o. Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Chennai.
3. The Deputy Inspector General of Registration, O/o.Inspector General of Registration, 2nd Floor, Government Multistoried Building, Race Course Road, Khajamalai Colony, Manappuram, Trichy - 620 020.
4. The District Registrar,
Perambalur District,
Perambalur.
5. The District Registrar,
Kanyakumari District,
Kanyakumari.
6. The Sub Registrar,
No.1 Joint Sub Registrar,
Perambalur,
Perambalur District.
7. The Sub Registrar,
O/o.Veppur Sub Registrar Office,
Perambalur District.
8. The Sub Registrar,
O/o.Sub Registrar,
Palliyadi,
Kanyakumari District.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 2nd Respondent in his proceedings in No.30621/K2/2026 dated 17.07.2026 and consequential reliving order passed by the 4th Respondent vide his proceedings in Na.Ka.No.2566/A/2026 dated 22.07.2026 and quash the same as illegal and quash the same as illegal For Petitioner(s):
Mr. A Sheik Abdulla
For Respondent(s):
Mr.G.Mohan Kumar,
Additional Government Pleader
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ORDER
The petitioner / a Junior Assistant has been transferred from Vepur Sub- Registrar Office, Perambalur registration district to Palliyadi, Sub Registrar Office, Kanyakumari registration district on administrative grounds. Aggrieved over the same, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner while working in Perambalur No.1, Joint Sub Registrar Office had noticed some illegalities and he lodged a complaint to the District Registrar. Therefore, immediately he had been posted to Veppur Sub Registrar Office on deputation, where he was working for more than 3 years on deputation. While so on 08.07.2026 the deputation order had been cancelled and he joined in the Perambalur No.1, Joint Sub Registrar Office on 09.07.2026. Again on 17.07.2026 he was transferred to Kanyakumari registration district and on 22.07.2026 he had been transferred at Palliyadi Sub Registrar Office. This transfer according to the learned counsel for the petitioner is as against the government order in GO.Ms.No.10, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department dated 10.09.1991 and the petitioner has been transferred during the non-transfer period.
3. The learned counsel further submits that the other employees have been transferred within the district and this petitioner alone has been transferred to the Kanyakumari district. Since the petitioner has pointed out the irregularities, he has been transferred.
4. The learned Additional Government Pleader by referring to the counter affidavit submits that the petitioner has been transferred on the administrative grounds that he has been working there for more than three years. The petitioner has been deputed to Veppur, since there was an vacancy at Veppur. Now based on the vacancy available, the petitioner has been transferred to Kanyakumari District on administrative grounds. He further submits that transfer is incidental to service and therefore there is no reason to interfere with the same. The petitioner though lodged complaints, he has not prosecuted the same.
5. This court has considered the rival submissions made.
6. The petitioner is an ex-service man. He was working in the Perambalur Joint Sub Registrar Office for a period of seven years and only therefore, the petitioner has been deputed to Veppur Sub Registrar Office. Subsequently his deputation was cancelled and he was posted in the Perambalur Joint Sub Registrar Office. Thereafter he was transferred to Kanyakumari district. As pointed by the learned Additional Government Pleader, transfer is incidental to service. However, the government has framed certain guidelines vide GO.Ms.No.10, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department dated 07.11.1994, which governs the field for transfer till date and one of the conditions is that the employees should not be transferred during the non-transfer period.
7. This court while entertaining this writ petition has not granted any interim order and the petitioner has also joined in the transferred place. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation to the respondents and the same shall be considered by the respondents sympathetically for accommodating the petitioner in a place in and around Perambalur district. No costs. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 05-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DSK
To
1. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Commercial Taxes and Registration Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
2. The Inspector General of Registration, O/o. Inspector General of Registration, No.100, Santhome High Road, Chennai.
3. The Deputy Inspector General of Registration, O/o.Inspector General of Registration, 2nd Floor, Government Multistoried Building, Race Course Road, Khajamalai Colony, Manappuram, Trichy - 620 020.
4. The District Registrar, Perambalur District, Perambalur.
5. The District Registrar, Kanyakumari District, Kanyakumari.
6. The Sub Registrar, No.1 Joint Sub Registrar, Perambalur, Perambalur District.
7. The Sub Registrar, O/o.Veppur Sub Registrar Office, Perambalur District.
8. The Sub Registrar, O/o.Sub Registrar, Palliyadi, Kanyakumari District.
B.PUGALENDHI, J. dsk WP(MD) No. 23836 of 2026 05-10-2026