IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R. DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.36012/2018 (S-TR) BETWEEN SMT. B. Y. LOKAMBIKA W/O S. SRIRAM, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC : PHARMACIST, WORKING AT YELAHANKA, GENERA HOSPITAL, BANGALORE – 67.
(BY SRI. R. VENU, ADVOCATE ) AND 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560001.
2. THE DIRECTOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BANGALORE – 560009.
3. THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES, ... PETITIONER GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BANGALORE – 560009.
4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT) HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, ANAND RAO CIRCLE, BANGALORE – 560009.
5. SMT. KOKILA N (M FARM) AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, OCC: PHARMACIST, WORKING AT BASAVNGUDI PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, BANGAORE- 03.
(BY SMT. M. S. PRATHIMA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4;
... RESPONDENTS NOTICE TO RESPONDENT NO.5 IS NOT ORDERD) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ANNEXURE-U ISSUED BY THE R-3 DTD:26.10.2018 AND QUASH THE OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM LETTER DTD:18.07.2018 ISSUED BY THE R-3 VIDE ANNEXURE-M3 AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER R. DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
Learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to take notice for respondents No.1 to 4. Notice to respondent No.5 is not ordered.
2. The petitioner is a government servant working in the Yalahanka Primary Health Center, Bengaluru. The petitioner is aggrieved because her application for request transfer has been rejected by the authorities.
3. Since the petitioner is a government servant, the petitioner is required to approach the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal to redress her grievances. Therefore, granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, this writ petition is dismissed.
SD/- JUDGE DL