Madras High Court
WP(MD)/23243/2021 of RAVI R Vs THE CHIEF ENGINEER/PERSONNEL on 29 December 2021
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.12.2021 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN W.P(MD).No.23243 of 2021 and W.M.P(MD).Nos.19661 and 19662 of 2021 R.Ravi ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Chief Engineer/Personnel, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 29.12.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN
W.P(MD).No.23243 of 2021
andW.M.P(MD).Nos.19661 and 19662 of 2021
R.Ravi
Vs.
... Petitioner
1.The Chief Engineer/Personnel, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, (TANGEDCO) 8[th] Floor, NPKRR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-2.
2.The Chief Engineer/Distribution/Madurai Region, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, (TANGEDCO), Madurai Electricity Distribution Circle/Metro, Madurai-7.
3..The Chief Engineer/Distribution/Madurai Region, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, (TANGEDCO), Erode Electricity Distribution Circle, Erode.
4.The Superintending Engineer, Madurai Electricity Distribution Circle/Metro, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, (TANGEDCO), Madurai-7....Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitutionof India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of CertiorarifiedMandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned orderin Memo No.078022/825/G.31/G.312/2021-1, dated 15.12.2021 on thefile of the first respondent and the consequential impugned order inMemo No.014282/1196/Adm.1/A1/2021, dated 17.12.2021 on the file ofthe third respondent and the consequential impugned order inKu.Aa.No.92-2/MeyPo/ MaMiPaVa/PeyNa/Mathu/NiA/NiPi.1/U.1/ Koo. P.Vi/2021, dated 23.12.2021 on the file of the fourth respondent andquash the same as illegal and consequently for a direction,https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
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directing the first respondent to retain the petitioner within theMadurai Electricity Distribution Circle, Madurai within the timeperiod stipulated by this Court.
ORDER
The writ petitioner is working in the post of theAdministrative Officer, Madurai Electricity Distribution Circle,Madurai–Metro under the respondents. It is claimed that thepetitioner's presence in his house is very much required. Anyindividual who takes up a public office should realise that theprimary place where he should be make himself available is hisoffice and not his house. Therefore, the reasons given by thepetitioner regarding his domestic issues are straight away rejectedby this Court.
2. The learned Counsel claims that the petitioner has made anonline application that he should be transferred within MaduraiCircle but he has been transferred to Erode.
3. The writ petition has been filed since he has also beenrelieved from his place of work and also questioning the transfer toErode.
4. The writ petitionis prima facie not maintainable. Thepetitioner will have to join the place where he has beentransferred to and thereafter, he can place a request forreconsideration of the transfer order. Even before joining theoffice at Erode, the petitioner cannot seek the indulgence of thisCourt to interfere with an administrative order issued under variouscontingencies and exigencies by a public authority.
5. The Writ Petition is dismissed. No Costs. Consequently, theconnected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed.
Sd/-Assistant Registrar (CO)
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1. The Chief Engineer/Personnel, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, (TANGEDCO) 8[th] Floor, NPKRR Maaligai, 144, Anna Salai, Chennai-2.
2. The Chief Engineer/Distribution/Madurai Region, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, (TANGEDCO), Madurai Electricity Distribution Circle/Metro Madurai-7.
3..The Chief Engineer/Distribution/Madurai Region, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, (TANGEDCO), Erode Electricity Distribution Circle, Erode.
4. The Superintending Engineer, Madurai Electricity Distribution Circle/Metro, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, (TANGEDCO), Madurai-7.
+1 CC to M/s.S.ARIVALAGAN, Advocate ( SR-40556[F] dated 31/12/2021 )
W.P(MD).No.23243 of 202129.12.2021
RK(05/01/2022)3P/6C
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