1 4 wp7154.26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.7154 OF 2026 Nitin s/o Chandrabhan Meshram ..vs.. The Vice-Chairman & Managing Director Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, Mumbai Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court' s or Judge' s Order Coram, appearances, Court' s Orders or directions and Registrar' s order Shri S.A.Nerkar, Counsel for the Petitioner. CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, JJ. DATED : 15th SEPTEMBER, 2026. 1. Heard. 2. Looking to the relief sought in the petition, as the petitioner was relieved by order dated 6.9.2021, despite the fact that by general directions issued on 28.7.2021, all those transfer orders issued prior to 2020 and those officers which were not relieved, were directed to be cancelled, the petition had to know the doors of this court resulting into an order dated 21.9.2021. 3. Going through the pleadings of the petition, we see that the agony of the petitioner did not in vain, and, thereafter, he had to submit various representations, file contempt proceedings, seek information under the Right to Information Act, and ultimately it is on 30.5.2022 he was allowed to resume his posting. 4. It is for this period, when the petitioner was forcefully relieved from his job and was neither permitted to work in 2 4 wp7154.26.odt Amravati from the post he was relieved as the order of his transfer to Akola Division itself was non-existent. We can imagine the harassment suffered by the petitioner. However, if this had all happened at the instance of an officer who was sub- ordinate and duty bound to obey the general directions by the General Manager and when the petitioner claims before us a computation of his loss and damages, we must politely refuse the relief as in exercise of the writ jurisdiction, we cannot compute the amount of loss and damages as he has pleaded that tremendous mental harassment was caused to him as he has to run from post to resume his posting. Ultimately, we are informed that he was superannuated from 31.1.2023. In any case, if the petitioner is advised to insist on such a remedy, in our view, proper forum is the civil court which can compute the loss and damages caused to him including damages from mental agony and as indicated, we refuse to entertain the petition. 5. Nonetheless, we leave the other remedy open to him. [JUDGE] [JUDGE] !! BrWankhede !! Signed by: Mr. B. R. Wankhede Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 17/09/2026 15:47:56