The appellant was working in this capacity 7 in the CBI and was in charge of a Special Investigation Group companyducting some sensitive investigations.
The Tribunal has dismissed that application by the impugned order dated 5 4 1991.
It is further urged that the appellants transfer from the CBI is prejudicial to public interest since it is with a view to scuttle the sensitive investigation.
Hence this appeal by special leave.
By a numberification dated 7 2 1990 issued by the Government of Orissa, the services of the appellant were placed on deputation to the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Government of India for a period of five years and by numberification dated 26 2 1990 issued by the Government of India he was appointed Joint Director in the CBI until further orders w.e.f.
By an order dated 21 3 1991 which was served on the appellant on 26 3 1991, the appellant was transferred from the post of Joint Director, CBI to the Border Security Force BSF in an equivalent post of IGP.
12 2 1990.
Aggrieved by his transfer from CBI to BSF, the appellant filed an application before the Central Administrative Tribunal on 25 3 1991 challenging his transfer on certain grounds.
Shri N.K. Singh, IPS came on central deputation as Joint Director, CBI w.e.f.
12 2 1990 and transferred to BSF as IG w.e.f.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by VERMA, J. The appellant N.K. Singh belongs to the Indian Police Service and is an officer of the 1961 batch allocated to the State cadre of Orissa.
The element of prejudice to public interest can be involved only in transfers from sensitive and important public offices and number in all transfers.
The appellant was posted as IG, CID in Orissa when he was brought on deputation to an equivalent post of Joint Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI in February, 1990.
