A.Sankaranarayanan v. the Chief Enginner/ Personnel
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court, acting under Article 226, disposed of a writ petition wherein the petitioner sought directed relief from his current post to join a transferred one. The Court directed the fourth respondent to relieve the petitioner within four weeks while arranging an alternative officer to complete pending improvement works, emphasizing that such works could not justify indefinite delay.
What did the court decide?
Directed the fourth respondent to relieve the petitioner within four weeks and arrange for an alternative Assistant Engineer to complete the pending improvement works.