Karnataka High Court
WP/16080/2026 of SMT. ROOPA H R Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 1 June 2026
NC: 2026:KHC:25473-DB WP No. 16080 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 16080 OF 2026 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SMT. ROOPA H R W/O SHIVAKUMAR
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT
AND
THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO
WRIT PETITION NO. 16080 OF 2026 (S-KSAT)
BETWEEN:
SMT. ROOPA H R
W/O SHIVAKUMAR M.,
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,
WORKING AS
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SUB DIVISION,
NAZARBAD, MYSORE - 570010
RESIDING AT NO.1287
4TH MAIN, 9TH CROSS,
VIVEKANANDA NAGAR,
MYSORE - 5700023.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. SATISH K., ADV.)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS,
VIKASA SOUDHA
BANGALORE - 560001.
2.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
VIKASA SOUDHA
BANGALORE - 560001.
3.
SMT. SUMITHA V
MAJOR
Digitally signed by
NANJUNDACHARI
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
HC-KAR
WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
PUBLIC WORKS SUB DIVISION,
K R NAGAR, MYSORE DISTRICT
MYSORE – 570010.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. K.R. RAJENDRA, AGA FOR R1 & R2)
THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) CALL FOR RECORDS
FROM
THE
KARNATAKA
STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE
TRIBUNAL,
BANGALORE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED
20/05/2026 PASSED IN APPLICATION NO. 2641/2026 (ANNEXURE-A)
AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER
WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT
AND
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT)
The petitioner is before this Court questioning non- grant of interim order by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Bengaluru (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) in Application No.2641/2026 whereunder the petitioner had questioned the notification dated 14.05.2026 transferring the petitioner and posting her to Urban Development Department while posting respondent No.3 to her place.
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2. Heard learned counsel Sri.Satish.K., for petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate Sri.K.R.Rajendra for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Perused the entire material on record.
3. The Tribunal while refusing to grant interim prayer of the petitioner has noted that the private respondent has assumed the charge before relieving the applicant from the present post by virtue of impugned notification dated 14.05.2026. From the papers made available with the writ petition, it is seen that respondent No.3 who entered Caveat has produced three documents i.e., notification dated 14.05.2026 posting respondent No.3 in the petitioner’s place as well as movement order dated 14.05.2026 whereunder respondent No.3 was relieved from her post and permitted to report to duty at the transferred place. When respondent No.3 assumed change on receiving movement order dated 14.05.2026,
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we would not find any error in the observation and the order passed by the Tribunal.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that by the time application is taken up for hearing, petitioner would have completed her tenure, as such, he seeks for a direction to the Tribunal to dispose of the application early.
5. In the above background, it is for the petitioner to request the Tribunal to take up the matter for hearing early. If such request is made, we are sure the Tribunal would take up the matter for early disposal.
6. Learned counsel for the petitioner also contended that the petitioner is transferred without giving any posting and in that regard, petitioner brought to the notice of the Tribunal, the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.35777/2025 dated 30.01.2026 and the same is not taken note of while declining interim order.
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7. Wherever the Government effects transfer without providing posting, the Tribunal shall take note of the Order dated 30.01.2026 in W.P.No.35777/2025 while considering the interim prayer or while considering the main application.
8. With the above observations, writ petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE
Sd/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE
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