Union Of India & Ors vs Muralidhara Menon & Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of the CBDT circular dated 14.5.1990 regarding inter-charge transfers, emphasizing that transfers can only be granted against clear vacancies. The Court held that the respondents, who voluntarily agreed to revert from UDC to LDC for transfer purposes, could not later contest their reversion as there was no vacancy in the Kerala Charge. The Court upheld the Tribunal's decision, affirming that the respondents' acceptance of the reversion condition precluded their claims for transfer.