Chandigarh, Dec. 10 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has directed the Haryana government to spell out steps to deal with the "arbitrary" approach being adopted for transfer of employees of two power utilities.

"It is imperative that the respondent formulates a coherent and comprehensive policy, which either prohibits inter-utility transfers altogether or one that clearly defines the objectives, parameters and conditions governing such transfers," the bench of justice HS Brar observed while seeking an affidavit from the concerned additional chief secretary of the state government asking him to specifically address the issues highlighted by the court and setting out the steps proposed for resolving the same.

The court was dealing...