Per: Sindhu Sharma-J
1. This intra-court appeal is directed against judgment dated 04.09.2025
passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 743/2025, titled
‘Gaganpreet Singh Wazir vs. Food Corporation of India and others’.
2. The appellant, a Category-II officer working as Manager (Depot.) in the
Food Corporation of India (FCI), has assailed his transfer from Jammu
and Kashmir to Uttar Pradesh, vide Order Nos. ZO (N)-
27.0026/1/2023-E-1-ZO NORTH dated 25.03.2025 and DO SRI-
18.0011.0/5/2023-PERS-DO SRINAGAR dated 26.03.2025.
3. The appellant was appointed as Manager through direct recruitment on
15.05.2015 and has since been serving at various postings within the J&K
region. Prior to the impugned transfer, the appellant was posted at the Food
Storage Depot (FSD) Kupwara from March 2023. Earlier, he served at FSD
Chatha, Jammu, and thereafter at the Divisional Office, Srinagar. FSD
Kupwara is recognized as a difficult and hard station by the respondents.