Nehkhohao Haokip v. Union of India
In favour of the revenue
The ruling in brief
Nehkhohao Haokip and others petitioned the High Court of Gauhati (WP(C) No. 3871 of 2026, 27 July 2026) against repatriation from In-Charge Transfer (ICT) postings in the CBIC. The petitioners had been promoted as Executive Assistants and transferred on ICT after the 2015 Recruitment Rules, which provided separate cadres and no provision for absorption. CBIC policy restricted ICT except in limited cases. The issue was whether orders treating ICT as loan postings and directing repatriation were valid. The court upheld the department's position that ICT postings were impermissible under the rules and policy framework. No infirmity was found in the repatriation orders. The writ was dismissed in favour of the Union of India. This summary is for CA reference on service matters touching GST administration, not legal advice.
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