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Smt. Roopa H R v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC1 Jun 2026WP/16080/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Transfer without posting; nongrant of interim order by KSAT Bengaluru in Application No.2641/2026 against transfer notification dated 14.05.2026 (PWD to Urban Development Department); respondent No.3 assumed charge via movement order dated 14.05.2026; direction to Tribunal to follow W.P.No.35777/2025 order dated 30.01.2026; early disposal observation; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; Assistant Executive Engineer; High Court of Karnataka, S.G. Pandit J. and Dr. K. Manmadha Rao J.; writ petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

No interim relief; writ petition disposed of with observations — the Tribunal to take note of the Order dated 30.01.2026 in W.P.No.35777/2025 in cases of transfer without posting, and expected to accord early disposal of Application No.2641/2026 if the petitioner requests it. ¶8

Smt. Roopa H R Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Tribunal erred in refusing to grant interim relief in Application No.2641/2026, by which the petitioner challenged the transfer notification dated 14.05.2026. +1 more

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Court's answer

This Court finds no error in the observation and order of the Tribunal refusing interim relief, since respondent No.3 assumed charge on receiving the movement order dated 14.05.2026 before the petitioner was relieved.

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Ratio / Principle

Wherever the Government effects a transfer without providing posting, the Tribunal shall take note of the Order dated 30.01.2026 in W.P.No.35777/2025 while considering the interim prayer or while considering the main application.

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Key takeaways

It is for the petitioner to request the Tribunal to take up the matter for early hearing; on such request being made, the Tribunal is expected to take up the matter for early disposal.ratio¶5

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India questioning the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal's order dated 20/05/2026 in Application No.2641/2026 declining interim relief against the transfer notification dated 14.05.2026, whereby the petitioner (Assistant Executive Engineer, National Highway Sub Division) was transferred to the Urban Development Department and respondent No.3 posted in her place. The Court found no error in the Tribunal's order, since respondent No.3 had assumed charge on receiving the movement order dated 14.05.2026 before the petitioner was relieved. The Court directed that wherever the Government effects a transfer without providing posting, the Tribunal shall take note of the Division Bench order dated 30.01.2026 in W.P.No.35777/2025 while considering the interim prayer or the main application, and observed that the Tribunal would take up the matter for early disposal on the petitioner's request. Writ petition disposed of.

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NC: 2026:KHC:25473-DB WP No. 16080 of 2026

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT

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AND

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THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 16080 OF 2026 (S-KSAT)

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BETWEEN:

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SMT. ROOPA H R W/O SHIVAKUMAR M., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY SUB DIVISION, NAZARBAD, MYSORE - 570010

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Digitally signed by NANJUNDACHARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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RESIDING AT NO.1287 4^TH MAIN, 9^TH CROSS, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, MYSORE - 5700023. (BY SRI. SATISH K., ADV.)

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AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560001.

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…PETITIONER

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560001.

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SMT. SUMITHA V MAJOR

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HC-KAR

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WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS SUB DIVISION, K R NAGAR, MYSORE DISTRICT MYSORE – 570010.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. K.R. RAJENDRA, AGA FOR R1 & R2)

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THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BANGALORE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 20/05/2026 PASSED IN APPLICATION NO. 2641/2026 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT)

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The petitioner is before this Court questioning nongrant of interim order by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Bengaluru (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) in Application No.2641/2026 whereunder the petitioner had questioned the notification dated 14.05.2026 transferring the petitioner and posting her to Urban Development Department while posting respondent No.3 to her place.

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HC-KAR

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Heard learned counsel Sri.Satish.K., for petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate Sri.K.R.Rajendra for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Perused the entire material on record.

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The Tribunal while refusing to grant interim prayer of the petitioner has noted that the private respondent has assumed the charge before relieving the applicant from the present post by virtue of impugned notification dated 14.05.2026. From the papers made available with the writ petition, it is seen that respondent No.3 who entered Caveat has produced three documents i.e., notification dated 14.05.2026 posting respondent No.3 in the petitioner’s place as well as movement order dated 14.05.2026 whereunder respondent No.3 was relieved from her post and permitted to report to duty at the transferred place. When respondent No.3 assumed change on receiving movement order dated 14.05.2026,

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HC-KAR

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we would not find any error in the observation and the order passed by the Tribunal.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that by the time application is taken up for hearing, petitioner would have completed her tenure, as such, he seeks for a direction to the Tribunal to dispose of the application early.

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In the above background, it is for the petitioner to request the Tribunal to take up the matter for hearing early. If such request is made, we are sure the Tribunal would take up the matter for early disposal.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner also

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contended that the petitioner is transferred without giving

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any posting and in that regard, petitioner brought to the notice of the Tribunal, the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.35777/2025 dated 30.01.2026 and the same is not taken note of while declining interim order.

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HC-KAR

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Wherever the Government effects transfer

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without providing posting, the Tribunal shall take note of the Order dated 30.01.2026 in W.P.No.35777/2025 while considering the interim prayer or while considering the main application.

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With the above observations, writ petition

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stands disposed of.

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Sd/(S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE

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Sd/(DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE

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