Mid-session mass transfer of govt teachers hits students’ future: Rajasthan high court, ETEducation
Jaipur: Hearing a mass-scale transfer of teachers in the middle of an academic session, the Rajasthan high court Wednesday observed that such action not only impacts the future of students but also affects the aspirations of parents who cannot afford private or public school education for their children. Probably, this is one of the reasons why top govt officials or persons with sufficient means admit their children to private schools.
A petition was filed by Hargovind Meena against the govt challenging the transfer order dated Sept 22, 2025, and appealing to the HC to quash and set aside the transfer order and allow him to continue at Govt Senior Secondary School Garboloya, Jhalawar.
While hearing the petition, Justice Ashok Kumar Jain passed an order stating the transfer order of Meena, along with the consequential relieving order, is stayed until the final disposal of appeal by the Rajasthan State Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur.
The court said that order is itself contrary to the principles of good governance as it does not justify need of administrative exigencies.
Additional advocate general Manoj Sharma submitted to the court that the petitioner filed the writ petition challenging the transfer order, which can be challenged before the Rajasthan State Civil Services Appellate Tribunal, Jaipur, by filing an appeal.
He further submitted that the petitioner already filed an appeal before the tribunal, and the same is still pending consideration. Therefore, this writ petition deserves to be disposed of at this stage only.
The court said Sept 22 order indicated that 4,527 principals of senior secondary schools, or equivalent posts, were transferred from one place to another. This reflects that the administrator, by invoking the authority as an employer in the middle of the academic session (in Sept), disturbed not only 4,527 teachers but also 4,527 schools and their students, and such practice is not appreciable.
The court said the tribunal is directed to decide the appeal on merits as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
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