The present batch of writ petitions is filed questioning the
transfers effected by Respondent-authorities as being contrary to
G.O.Ms.No.5 GSWS Department dated 12.06.2025, preparing
guidelines for transfer in consonance with G.O.Ms.No.23 Finance
(HR-I-PLG & Policy) Dept., dated 15.05.2025. As the issue in
these writ petitions is common, with the consent of both the
learned counsel, the writ petitions are disposed of by a common
order.
2. W.P.No.17004 of 2025 is taken up as lead case and the
parties are referred to as they arrayed in the said writ petition.
3. The facts leading to filing of W.P.No.17004 of 2025 are as
follows:
The Petitioners were appointed as Village Agricultural
Assistants Grade-II in the year 2019 through DSC and have been
posted at various Gram Panchayats. As a part of rationalization,
Respondent No.1 issued G.O.Ms.No.1 GSWS Department, dated
25.01.2025, rationalizing the Village/Ward Secretaries and
Functionaries for effective implementation of Real Time
Governance at Village/ Ward level. Subsequently, G.O.Ms.No.3
GSWS Department, dated 10.04.2025 was issued positioning
various designations of General Purpose Functionaries based on
the category of Village/Ward Secretaries. Thereafter,
G.O.Ms.No.4 GSWS Department dated 17.05.2025 was issued
grouping Village Secretaries, fixing positions to the specific
purpose in the Village/Ward Secretaries. Thereafter,
G.O.Ms.No.5 GSWS Department dated 12.06.2025 was issued
providing principles for positioning and transfers of functionaries.