A.Selvakumar v. The State Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.06.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY and W.M.P.Nos.18609, 18611 and 18720 of 2024 A. Selvakumar ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by its Secretary to Government, Environment and Forest Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai- 600 009.

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of Forest Force, Guindy, Velachery Main Road, Near Kannigapuram Check Post Guindy, Chennai-32.

3. The Chief Conservator Forests, Villupuram Circle, Villupuram - 605 602.

4. Wildlife Warden, Ramanathapuram Wild Division, ... Respondents Page No. 1 of 5

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, praying to call for the records in respect of the impugned order passed by the second respondent in application number 384 dated 13.06.2024 for rejected the petitioner transfer application, to quash the same and consequently direct the second respondent to transfer the petitioner to the fourth respondent as a superintendent post. For Petitioner : Mr.P.Sam Japa Singh For Respondents : Dr.T.Sreenivasan Special Government Pleader

ORDER

This writ petition is filed challenging the impugned order which is passed in Application No.384 dated 13.06.2024. By the said order, the request transfer of the petitioner is rejected.

2. It is seen that the petitioner was originally working as Assistant in the office of Wildlife Warden in Ramanathapuram and while so upon promotion as Superintendent, he was transferred from Ramanathapuram to Villupuram Division. Thereafter, he has made the present application for request transfer by stating that his wife is employed as Typist at Page No. 2 of 5

3. The matters of transfer and posting are within the domain of the respondents. The petitioner does not have any right to ask for a particular place.

4. It is seen that he has been working in Ramanathapuram upto 2023 and only on promotion he has now been posted to Villupuram. The guidelines lays down that the request transfer to the place in which, the spouse is working can be effected since the petitioner is now only transferred on promotion, his spouse can given a request for transfer to Villupuram.

5. Therefore, finding no merits, this writ petition is dismissed. However, dismissal of the order will not preclude the petitioner or his spouse from making fresh request in future to any place as may be permissible in law. No costs. Consequently, connected writ miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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To

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by its Secretary to Government, Environment and Forest Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai- 600 009.

2. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of Forest Force, Guindy, Velachery Main Road, Near Kannigapuram Check Post Guindy, Chennai-32.

3. The Chief Conservator Forests, Villupuram Circle, Villupuram - 605 602.

4. Wildlife Warden, Ramanathapuram Wild Division, Page No. 4 of 5

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

jas and W.M.P.Nos.18609, 18611 and 18720 of 2024 27.06.2024 Page No. 5 of 5