Allowed
Dr Lokesh v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/200124/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
A government servant on deputation was repatriated by order dated 21.11.2018 before completing the minimum five-year deputation period prescribed under a 2007 Government Order. The court held the premature transfer was contrary to that order, noted the State's concession, quashed the impugned order, and allowed the petition.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 21.11.2018 repatriating the petitioner before the five-year tenure was set aside; petitioner permitted to continue.