Central Administrative Tribunal
Sumit Jain vs CGDA on 26 October 2026
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CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI Order Sheet Item no.: 4 O.A./832/2026 (MUMBAI) [ TRANSFER ] Court No.: 2 No of Adjournment: Order Dated: 26/10/2026 SUMIT JAIN Vs CGDA
For Applicant(s) Advocate : Shri V.A. Nagrani For Respondent(s) Advocate : Order of The Tribunal Heard Shri Nagrani.
2. The applicant has filed this OA to quash and set aside the impugned transfer order dated 16.10.2026 (Annexure A-1).
2. It is the case of the applicant that he was transferred from PAO(ORs) Arty Nashik to AAO BSO (NW) Bhandup Mumbai vide a general transfer order dated 19.12.2024 (Annexure A-2) alongwith 21 other officers. The applicant has joined at Bhandup on 23.12.2024. He submits that the transfer policy dated 28.03.2014 (Annexure A-4) in para 2.3 provides that the normal tenure in other offices/stations shall be 3 years. However, PCsDA/CsDA will have the discretion to reduce the period but not below two years in exceptional cases, with due regard to all relevant factors, such as degree of unpopularity of the station, difficulty in finding suitable replacement et. or on compassionate grounds or administrative exigency. 2.1 Shri Nagrani submits that the applicant has not completed even two years when the impugned order was passed. He submits that two years of the applicant will get completed on 18.12.2026. However, with the impugned order dated 16.10.2026 (Annexure A-1), he has been transferred from Bhandup to Gandhinagar without assigning any reason.
3. Issue notice to the respondents for hearing on interim relief returnable on 05.11.2026.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant makes statement at the bar that the applicant has not been relieved.
5. Therefore, by way of ad-interim measure, the respondents are directed not to relieve the applicant till 05.11.2026 when the reply of the respondents will be considered and issue of interim relief will be considered.
6. List the matter on 05.11.2026. Mr. Shri Krishna Member (A) Ma Alphanso ( )