
In an attempt to curb 'unhealthy practices prevailing in the transfer & posting of the Punjab Police officials, Punjab's Department of Home Affairs & Justice on Friday announced that junior officers will not get the same jurisdiction after their seniors get transferred for at least 6 months. Punjab Government in its official release stated that an unhealthy practice is often observed in the Police Department at the time when Senior Officers are transferred from one station to another. After their transfer, certain junior police officials working under their charge are also transferred to their new place of posting and this phenomenon continues with each subsequent transfer.
Therefore, in order to curb this practice, it is hereby directed that whenever any Officer of the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police (or equivalent) and above is transferred from a particular station A to station B, then any N.G.O. (including L.R.) or G.O. working under the jurisdiction of such Officer, while he was posted at Station A, shall not be transferred within the jurisdiction of the same Officer at Station B before the expiry of six months since such Officer has joined at Station B, without the express approval of the Chief Minister.
Below are Punjab Government's guidelines for transfer & postings-