Chandigarh, June 24 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh bench, has stayed the transfer of a National Informatics Centre (NIC) officer from the city to New Delhi, noting that the move could affect his son's Class 12 studies. The interim relief will remain in force until the next hearing.

The order was passed by CAT member (judicial) Ramesh Singh Thakur while hearing an original application filed by NIC officer Girish Pant against the department of electronics and information technology.

Pant had challenged a transfer order issued on June 16, 2026, directing his transfer from Chandigarh to the NIC headquarters in New Delhi. He sought a stay on the order and permission to continue serving at his present posting in Chan...