1. Petitioner Ghulam Hassan Marazi is the General Manager in the Jammu & Kashmir State Forest Corporation. Vide Government Order No. 1077-GAD of 2007 dated 11.9.2007, the Government directed his transfer and attachment with General Administration Department till further orders. The order has been issued in the interest of smooth functioning of the State Forest Corporation and with the prior approval of the Chief Minister/Minister incharge Forests, Ecology and Environment and Ex-officio Chairman, J&K State Forest Corporation (the SFC). Petitioner felt aggrieved of the same and through a writ petition (SWP NO. 1813/07) filed on 19.12.2007 he has challenged the order of his attachment on various grounds.

2. While the petition was pending by Order No. 381-FST of 2007 dated 19.12.2007, the petitioner has been placed under suspension with immediate effect by the Managing Director, J&K State Forest Corporation. The petitioner has challenged the order of suspension through a separate writ petition (SWP NO. 1848/07).

3. Various grounds have been taken by the petitioner to assail the order of suspension passed against him. Petitioners main grievance is that the attachment as well as the suspe

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