- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9516-DB WP No. 6514 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 6514 OF 2025 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SRI. G. C. KRISHNA, S/O. LATE G. H. CHIKKAPPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, WORKING AS SURVEY SUPERVISOR, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 561 202. RESIDING AT T. GOLLAHALLI, TUMBALI POST, KORATGERE TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 563 125. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VARDHAN SHENOY K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRITHVEESH M K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (SURVEY), M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF SURVEY, SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS, K. R. CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 561 202. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B RAVINDRANATH., AGA FOR R1 TO R3) Digitally signed by CHETAN B C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9516-DB WP No. 6514 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE RESPONDENTS PERTAINING THE IMPUGNED ORDERS AND B) ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER SETTING ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.01.2025 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE KSAT BENGALURU BENCH IN A.No- 261/2025 (ANNEXURE-A) IN SO FAR AS NON-GRANT OF INTERIM ORDER OF STAY IS CONCERNED AND CONSEQUENTLY GRANT THE INTERIM ORDER OF STAY AS PRAYED FOR BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON’BLE TRIBUNAL IN A.No- 261/2025 (ANNEXURE-B) IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT) Petitioner is knocking at the doors of Writ Court for assailing the Tribunal’s interim order dated 27.01.2025 passed in pending Application No.261/2025 wherein, he has laid a challenge to the Transfer Orders dated 15.11.2024 & 25.11.2024 whereby, he has been transferred without assigning post. 2. Learned AGA appearing for the official respondents has placed on record the Official - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9516-DB WP No. 6514 of 2025 Memorandum dated 24.02.2025 whereby, petitioner is now given posting at Chintamani so that he can move from Pavagada and therefore, his grievance as to non- giving posting has withered away. 3. The said Official Memorandum reads as under: “PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀ DAiÀÄÄPÀÛgÀ PÀbÉÃj, ¨sÀƪÀiÁ¥À£À PÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀåªÀ¸ÉÜ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¨sÀÆzÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À E¯ÁSÉ, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ, PÉ.Dgï.ªÀÈvÀÛ, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ-560 001. zÀÆgÀªÁtÂ:91-080-22212408, ¥sÁåPïì : 91-080-22277528 ¸ÀA.SSLR-15019/11/2025 ¢£ÁAPÀ:24.02.2025. C¢üPÀÈvÀ eÁÕ¥À£À «µÀAiÀÄ: ²æà f.¹.PÀȵÀÚ, vÀ¥Á¸ÀPÀgÀÄ ¨sÀÆzÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀ PÀbÉÃj, ¥ÁªÀUÀqÀ EªÀjUÉ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ºÁUÀÆ WÀ£À WÀ£À PÀ£ÁðlPÀ DqÀ½vÀ £ÁåAiÀĪÀÄAqÀ½AiÀÄ DzÉñÀUÀ¼À£ÀéAiÀÄ ¸ÀܼÀ ¤AiÀÄÄQÛUÉƽ¸ÀĪÀ §UÉÎ. G¯ÉèÃR: 1. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ C¢üPÀÈvÀ eÁÕ¥À£À ¸ÀASÉå:PÀAE 133 J¥sï J¯ï Dgï 2024 ¢£ÁAPÀ:15-11-2024. 2. F PÀbÉÃjAiÀÄ eÁÕ¥À£À ¸ÀASÉå:15019/36/2024 ¢£ÁAPÀ:25-11-2024. 3. ¨sÀÆzÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ ¤zÉÃð¸ÀPÀgÀÄ, ¥ÁªÀUÀqÀ ¥ÀvÀæ ¸ÀASÉå:¨sÀÆ.¸À.¤/¹§âA¢.¹.Dgï/125/2024-25 ¢£ÁAPÀ:30-01-2025. 4. WÀ£À PÀ£ÁðlPÀ DqÀ½vÀ £ÁåAiÀĪÀÄAqÀ½, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ gÀªÀgÀÄ Cfð ¸ÀASÉå:261/2025 gÀ°è ¢£ÁAPÀ: 27-01-2025 gÀAzÀÄ ¤ÃrgÀĪÀ DzÉñÀ. **** «µÀAiÀÄPÉÌ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ, G¯ÉèÃR(1) gÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ C¢üPÀÈvÀ eÁÕ¥À£ÀzÀ°è ²æà f.¹.PÀȵÀÚ, vÀ¥Á¸ÀPÀgÀÄ ¨sÀÆzÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀ PÀbÉÃj, ¥ÁªÀUÀqÀ EªÀgÀ£ÀÄß ¨ÉÃgÉ f¯ÉèAiÀÄ°è SÁ° EgÀĪÀ vÀ¥Á¸ÀPÀgÀ ºÀÄzÉÝUÉ ªÀUÁðªÀuÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ªÀiÁr DzÉò¸À¯ÁVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. ¸ÀzÀj DzÉñÀzÀ°è £ËPÀgÀjUÉ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÉà ¸ÀܼÀ ¤AiÀÄÄQÛUÉƽ¸ÀzÀ PÁgÀt ¸ÀܼÀ ¤AiÀÄÄQÛUÁV PÉÃAzÀæ PÀbÉÃjUÉ - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9516-DB WP No. 6514 of 2025 ªÀgÀ¢ ªÀiÁrPÉƼÀÄîªÀAvÉ ¸ÀÆa¹ G¯ÉèÃR(2)gÀ F PÀbÉÃjAiÀÄ ¥ÀjZÀ®£Á DzÉñÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¤ÃqÀ¯ÁVvÀÄÛ. CzÀgÀAvÉ G¯ÉèÃR(3)gÀ°è ¸ÀzÀj £ËPÀgÀ£ÀÄß ¢£ÁAPÀ:20-01-2025 gÀAzÀÄ C¥ÀgÁºÀß ¸ÉêɬÄAzÀ ©qÀÄUÀqÉUÉƽ¹gÀĪÀÅzÁV ªÀgÀ¢ ¤ÃrgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. F ªÀÄzÀå ¸ÀzÀj £ËPÀgÀgÀÄ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ DqÀ½vÀ £ÁåAiÀĪÀÄAqÀ½, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ E°è ¸À°è¸À¯ÁVzÀÝ CfðAiÀÄ°è WÀ£À £ÁåAiÀĪÀÄAqÀ½AiÀÄÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ:27-01-2025gÀAzÀÄ ¤ÃrgÀĪÀ DzÉñÀzÀ ¥Á®£Á PÀæªÀĪÁV ²Ã f.¹. PÀȵÀÚ, vÀ¥Á¸ÀPÀgÀÄ ¨sÀÆzÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀ PÀbÉÃj, ¥ÁªÀUÀqÀ EªÀgÀ£ÀÄß ¨sÀÆzÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀ PÀbÉÃj, aAvÁªÀÄt E°è SÁ° EgÀĪÀ vÀ¥Á¸ÀPÀgÀ ºÀÄzÉÝUÉ ¸ÀܼÀ ¤AiÀÄÄQÛUÉƽ¹ DzÉò¹zÉ. (PÀbÉÃj n¥ÀàtÂAiÀÄÄ ªÀiÁ£Àå DAiÀÄÄPÀÛjAzÀ C¥ÀgÀ ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ, C£ÀĪÉÆâ¸À®ànÖzÉ) ¨sÀƪÀiÁ¥À£À PÀAzÁAiÀÄ ªÀåªÀ¸ÉÜ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¨sÀÆzÁR¯ÉUÀ¼ÀÄ, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ. ¥ÀæwAiÀÄ£ÀÄß:- 1. ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ ¥ÀæzsÁ£À PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ðUÀ¼ÀÄ, PÀAzÁAiÀÄ E¯ÁSÉ (¨sÀƪÀiÁ¥À£À ±ÁSÉ) §ºÀĪÀĺÀrUÀ¼À PÀlÖqÀ, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ.” 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that his client is physically handicapped; his two children are studying in Pavagada only; if in the middle of academic year, petitioner is shifted to a long distance/place, much hardship would be caused to him & children; therefore, he may be permitted to continue at Pavagada till the end of April 2025. Learned AGA opposes the said submission saying that it is the bounden duty of civil servants to go and report for duty whichever place they are posted to. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:9516-DB WP No. 6514 of 2025 5. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and having perused the Petition Papers, we are marginally granting relief to the petitioner in the sense that petitioner’s posting given vide Official Memorandum dated 24.02.2025, would remain intact; however, the said Official Memorandum shall be given effect from1.5.2025. This order we are making in the peculiar circumstances of the case and therefore, it shall not be construed as having any elements of precedential value. Ordered accordingly & Writ Petition is disposed off. Sd/- (KRISHNA S DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE cbc List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17