Executive Engineer challenged a transfer order as premature and contrary to Transfer Guidelines. With interim orders protecting his tenure already operating, the court recorded the second respondent's undertaking that he would not be disturbed till completion of minimum tenure on 18.07.2025 and disposed of the petition.
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NC: 2024:KHC-D:12693 WP No. 104267 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V.HOSMANI
WRIT PETITION NO.104267 OF 2024 (S-TR)
BETWEEN:
RAVINDAR S/O. SHARNAPPA NAGARALE, AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, R/AT: 109/F1, 15TH A CROSS, HIGH RISE APARTMENT, A SECTOR, YELAHANKANEW TOWN, BENGALURU NORTH, PRESENTLY WORKING AT, BALLARI – 583 101.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI ANKIT R. DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI MALLIKARJUNSWAMY B. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka
(BY SRI P.N.HATTI, HCGP FOR R1;
SRI H.R.GUNDAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R2; NOTICE TO R.3- SERVED)
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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 19-07-2024 BEARING NO.� � ������ � � � ����� PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D AND ETC.,
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING - B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
ORAL ORDER
Challenging impugned order dated 19.07.2024 passed by respondent no.1 at Annexure-D, this writ petition is filed.
that he has instructions to appear for respondent no.2 and undertakes to file vakalathnama in Registry within two days. He also submitted that petitioner had continued in same place in pursuance of interim order granted by this Court that respondent would not disturb petitioner till he completes minimum period of tenure which would be on 18.07.2005.
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against impugned order of transfer would be rendered academic.
submission of learned counsel for respondent no.2 that petitioner would not be disturbed from present place of posting
till completion of minimum tenure i.e., 18.07.2025.
Sri H.R.Gundappa is permitted to file vakalath in registry
within two weeks.
SD/(RAVI V.HOSMANI) JUDGE
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2 issues framed by the court
Was the transfer order passed prematurely in violation of Transfer Guidelines?
What relief survives given the petitioner's interim protection of tenure?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Ravindar S/o Sharnappa Nagarale
The State of Karnataka, Department of Housing
The Commissioner, Karnataka Housing Board
Muralidhar Deshpande
RAVI V.HOSMANI
As recorded by the court registry
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