India, Sept. 5 -- A whistle-blower cannot claim permanent immunity from transfer merely by alleging that the move is an act of retaliation, the Delhi high court has said, upholding a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel's relocation from Uttar Pradesh's Noida to Manipur.

A bench of justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla on Tuesday said that there was no proof of malafide in the transfer order and to indicate any link between the whistle-blowing activities and the relocation.

The CRPF personnel moved the court against the July 17 transfer order, claiming it was driven by malice and intended as retaliation for being a whistle-blower. His plea accused the authorities of repeatedly targeting him, issuing a "baseless charge-s...