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Punjab Civil Servants Act (VIII of 1974)--- ----S. 9---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts.199 & 212---Constitutional petition---Civil service---Transfer---Petitioner had assailed his transfer order, alleging that same was based on mala fide intention and was discriminatory in nature---Petitioner claimed vested right to serve at the present post---Validity---Transfer of civil servant related to the terms and conditions of service subject to law and rules, and it was the prerogative of the competent authority to transfer a civil servant from one place to another---Petitioner having no legal right to be posted against a particular post, no right would be infringed---Civil servant could be asked to serve anywhere by the competent authority---No hard and fast rule was available that only seniors should be transferred first---In the present case, impugned order of transfer was found to be a routine transfer order and not only the petitioner, but 24 others had also been transferred through the said order---Nothing exceptional was found in the order---Constitutional petition, was not maintainable in view of the bar contained in Art.212 of the Constitution. 1994 SCMR 1548; 2010 PLC (C.S.) 668; 2010 PLC (C.S.) 882; 2008 PLC (C.S.) 892 and 2009 PLC (C.S.) 44 distinguished. Peer Muhammad v. Government of Balochistan through Chief Secretary and others 2007 SCMR 54; Government of Sindh through Secretary Education and Literacy Department and others v. Nazakat Ali and others 2011 SCMR 592 and Khalid Mehmood Wattoo v. Government of Punjab and others 1998 SCMR 2280 rel. ORDER CH. MUHAMMAD YOUNIS, J.--- Through this constitutional petition, the order dated 20-6-2012 passed by respondent No.1 (RPO Sargodha) has been assailed whereby the petitioner along with 24 other Head Constables was transferred to P.C. Farooqabad for a period of two years in accordance with IGP/Punjab's Standing Order No.2 of 2001. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner was presently performing his duties at P.C. Rawat on deputation but vide order dated 20-6-2012 he has been transferred on deputation with mala fide intention of the respondent No.3. The learned counsel contends…

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