UNION OF INDIA vs MURALIDHARA MENON

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of the CBDT circular dated 14.5.1990 regarding inter-charge transfers, emphasizing that transfers can only occur against clear vacancies. The Court held that the respondents, who voluntarily agreed to revert from UDC to LDC to facilitate their transfer, could not later contest the conditions of their transfer as they had accepted the terms. The Court upheld the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal, affirming that the absence of a vacancy in the Kerala Charge justified the rejection of their transfer requests.