- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010501472026 NC: 2026:KHC:39896-DB WA No. 1793 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO.1793 OF 2026 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI K.G. AMARANATH, S/O. LATE T. GOVINDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS A CHIEF OFFICER, GRADE-II, BASHETTIHALLI TOWN PANCHAYATH, BASHETTIHALLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK - 561 203. RESIDING AT NO.80, 6TH CROSS, ARUNACHALAM LAYOUT, PAPAREDDY PALYA, NAGARABHAVI, BENGALURU - 560 072. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. NARASIMHARAJU., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DIRECTORATE OF THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, V.V. GOPURA, Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010501472026 NC: 2026:KHC:39896-DB WA No. 1793 of 2026 BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. SRI. RAVINDRA B.J., S/O. NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS A CHIEF OFFICER, KAIWARA TOWN MUNICIPAL PANCHAYATH, KOLAR DISTRICT - 563 128. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 AND R2, SRI. VIJAY KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR C/R3) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WRIT PETITION WP No.16539/2026 DATED:03.07.2026 AND CONSEQUENTLY THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF TRANSFER DATED:30.05.2026 BEARING No.2159019 DMA-EST-2-TRF/2/2026 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010501472026 NC: 2026:KHC:39896-DB WA No. 1793 of 2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present intra-court appeal has been filed impugning the order dated 03.07.2026 passed by the Writ Court in W.P.No.16539/2026. 2. The parties are referred to as per their ranking before the Writ Court. 3. The petitioner/appellant had filed the Writ Petition for following prayer: "a) Issue Writ of CERTIORARI by quashing the impugned Order of transfer dated 30-05-2026 bearing No.2159019/DMA/EST2/TRF/2/2026 passed by the 2nd Respondent as per ANNEXURE-A. b) Grant such other relief as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant under the circumstance of the case in the interest of justice and equity." 4. The petitioner is a Group 'C' employee and working as Senior Health Inspector in the Department of Medical Health. He was temporarily posted on the post of Chief Officer, Grade -II on 13.05.2026. Admittedly, he is not in the Cadre of Grade-II Officer, he is a Grade III - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010501472026 NC: 2026:KHC:39896-DB WA No. 1793 of 2026 employee. He does not have any right to hold the post of Grade-II Officer. As soon as the Officer of the Grade-II was available, he was posted to the post of Chief Officer, Grade-II on 30.05.2026 and the petitioner was posted to other place on the post of his Cadre. 5. The learned Single judge has considered all the aspects and grounds. We find no error in the order passed by the learned Single Judge. We, therefore, dismiss this appeal as having no merits. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE DR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5 ct-vn