A Senior Health Inspector challenged her mid-year transfer from Puttur to Udupi as arbitrary despite serving at Puttur since 2013 against a two-year Group 'B' tenure. The court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, noting she had continued in the post under an interim order.
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NC: 2024:KHC:7098 WP No. 1908 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM WRIT PETITION NO. 1908 OF 2023 (S-TR)
BETWEEN:
SMT. SHWETHA KIRAN W/O PRASHANTH NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/A NO.5-3-517/16A/A0-2 SHRINIDHI TENKILA KATTATHARU ROAD PUTTUR, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574 201
PRESENTLY WORKING AS SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR PUTTUR TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, PUTTUR, DAKSHINA KANNADA-574201
…PETITIONER
Digitally signed by CHAITHRA A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI. GIRISHA B N, ADVOCATE)
AND:
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.B.RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1-3; SRI.PRATHEEP K.C., ADVOCATE FOR R4; R5 SERVED)
THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS RELATING TO IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO.ESANKE. UDD/288/TMS/2022 DATED 19/01/2023 PASSED BY THE R-1 AS PER ANNEXURE-C AND PERUSE THE SAME AND QUASH THE AFORESAID IMPUGNED ORDER AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONTINUE THE PETITIONER IN THE PRESENT PLACE I.E., CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AS SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The captioned petition is filed by Senior Health Inspector assailing the transfer order dated 19.01.2023.
NC: 2024:KHC:7098 WP No. 1908 of 2023
Pending I.A., if any, does not survive for
consideration and stands disposed of.
Sd/JUDGE
CA
List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3
1 issue framed by the court
Was the transfer order dated 19.01.2023 shifting the petitioner from Puttur to Udupi arbitrary?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Smt. Shwetha Kiran
State of Karnataka represented by Additional Chief Secretary Urban Development Department
Director of Municipal Administration
The Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District
The Chief Officer/The Commissioner, City Municipal Council Puttur
Sri Karunakar
Sachin Shankar Magadum
As recorded by the court registry
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