The petitioner challenged a punitive transfer order as an enquiry officer who submitted adverse reports. The court was not inclined to interfere at this stage without receiving representations and disposed of the petition without merits.
Petition disposed of without merits; no interference in transfer order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO.3989 OF 2014
D.B. Pawar versus Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad, Pune and others
...Petitioner.
..Respondents.
Mr. Sandeep S. Salunkhe for the Petitioner. Mr. P.P. Kakade, for the State – Respondent Nos.3 to 5.
….. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & A.S. GADKARI, JJ.
P.C. :
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.
The Petitioner challenges the transfer order dated 20th November, 2013. The submission of learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner is that the transfer is punitive one. The Petitioner was appointed as Enquiry Officer and had submitted adverse report against the persons who were named therein. Due to that the transfer order came to be passed. The Petitioner is entitled to file a comprehensive representation to the transferring authority. If the same is received, the authority to look into the same as expeditiously as possible as the transfer order was passed in 2013. We are not inclined to interfere at this stage. The Petition is disposed of.
(Naresh H. Patil, J.)
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to interfere with the transfer order of the petitioner as an enquiry officer against whom no adverse report could be made by him.
Whether the petitioner is entitled to file a comprehensive representation before challenging the transfer order.
D.B. Pawar
Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad, Pune
NARESH H. PATIL
A.S. GADKARI
As recorded by the court registry
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