UNION OF INDIA vs MAMTA ANURAG SHARMA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's directive for the Union of India to consider the transfer request of Smt. Mamta Anurag Sharma from West Bengal to Andhra Pradesh under the new guidelines for inter-cadre transfers of All India Services Officers, emphasizing the importance of marital ties in such transfers. The Court found that the High Court's orders were not a misconstruction of the guidelines but rather an implementation of them, thereby affirming the legal principle that marriage to an officer of the home cadre warrants consideration for transfer. The appeal by the Union of India was dismissed, maintaining the High Court's orders.