MUNISH GROVER vs CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. AND ORS.

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$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on 21.05.2025. + W.P.(C) 6895/2025 & CM APPL. 31213/2025, CM APPL. 31214/2025 MUNISH GROVER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Thomas Oommen, Advocate with petitioner in person. versus CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rishi K. Awasthi and Mr. Piyush Vatsa, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging a transfer order dated 19.02.2025, by which he has been transferred from Fresh and Healthy Enterprises Limited [“FHEL”], Rai District, which is a subsidiary of Container Corporation of India Ltd. [“CONCOR”], to CONCOR’s office at Pipava Port/Area-II. 2. The petitioner earlier challenged the very same transfer order by way of W.P.(C) 6131/2025, which was disposed of on 08.05.2025 with the following order: “1. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner assails a transfer order dated 19.02.2025, by which he has been posted from FHEL/Rai/Sonipat to Pipava Port/Area-II. Signature Not Verified Signed By:BHUPENDER Signing Date:22.05.2025 W.P.(C) 6895/2025 Page 1 of 6 18:33:52 2. The limited relief pressed in this petition is that the respondents should decide the petitioner’s representation dated 22.04.2025. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is not just agreeable, but desirous, of a transfer from his present posting in Sonipat and has sought transfer to certain stations of his choice. It is accepted that no employee can dictate the destination to which they are to be transferred; however, the relief sought is only for consideration of the petitioner’s request. 4. Within the aforesaid scope, Mr. Rishi K. Awasthi, learned counsel for Contai