IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 36520 OF 2025 (S-TR)

BETWEEN:

SRI K N RAJAPPA S/O LATE P. KAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, WORKING AS DEPUTY RANGE FOREST OFFICER BANGALORE NORTH ZONE-2 GREATER BANGALORE AUTHORITY (GBA)

AMRUTHALLI MAIN ROAD, BYATARAYANAPURA BANGALORE-560092 …PETITIONER Digitally signed by (BY SRI. MALLAIAH M R., ADV.)

SUNITHA K S Location:

AND:

HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

1. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (GBA)

VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE-560001

2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, HEAD OF FOREST FORCE, ARANYA BHAVAN, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560003.

3. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER GREATER BANGALORE AUTHORITY(GBA)

NARASIMHARAJA CIRCLE BANGALORE-560002.

4. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (TERRITORIAL) BANGALORE JARAKABANDE FOREST QUARTERS KAMMAGONDANAHALLI BANGALORE-5600015 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P.RADHA, AGA)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER No.KFD/HOFF/B3(EST)/9/2024-PNR-KFD DATED 25.11.2025 ISSUED BY THE R2 AS STATED AT ANNX-A, DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO INITIATE ANY FURTHER PROCESS OF TRANSFER OR RELIEVING PROCESS FROM THE PRESENT POST OF DEPUTY RANGE FOREST OFFICER, NORTH DIVISION OF GBA, TILL THE UPCOMING DATE OF GENERAL TRANSFER AS PER THE TRANSFER GUIDELINES OF GOVT. OF KARNATAKA AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI

ORAL ORDER

Learned Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents.

2. The petitioner filed this writ petition challenging the order of transfer vide Annexure-A.

3. Admittedly, the petitioner is the Government servant. Earlier, the petitioner has approached the Tribunal in Application No.1340/2025. The petitioner has got an equal efficacious remedy. The petitioner without exhausting the efficacious remedy, filed this writ petition.

4. The writ petition filed by the petitioner is not maintainable. In view of the exposition of law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case RIKHAB CHAND JAIN VS UNION OF INDIA in CIVIL APPEAL NO.6719/2012 disposed off on 12.11.2025, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed as not maintainable.

5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as not maintainable

6. A liberty is reserved to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority, and seek appropriate relief.

7. The pending applications, if any, stand disposed off accordingly.

Sd/-

(ASHOK S.KINAGI)

JUDGE SSB