K.T.Udayan. Vs. Chief Conservator of Forests.

[mr. justice b.s. patil, j.] this mfa is filed u/s 173(1) of mv act. against the judgment and award dated: 29/1 1/2006 passed in mvc no. 4382/2004 on the file of the xi additional judge. court of small causes. member. mact, metropolitan area. bangalore. (scch-12), partly allowing the claim petition for compensation and seeking enhancement of compensation with 12% interest.1. petitioner is working as deputy ranger, presently posted at malakkapara forest station. according to the petitioner based on ext.p1application, ext.p2 order has been issued, transferring and posting him to mudickal. complaint is that though ext.p2 order was issued as early as on 5.7.2010, so far he has not be relieved to enable the petitioner to join mudickal. 2. in view of the complaint thus raised by the petitioner this writ petition was adjourned with a direction to government pleader to obtain instruction. on instruction what the government pleader submits is that the substitute of the petitioner sri. mohandas has not so far reported for duty. it is stated that the petitioner holds charges of the station and therefore unless the substitute joins duty he cannot be relieved. 3. in the circumstances as pointed out by the government pleader, this court will not be justified in issuing a direction to relieve the petitioner as sought for. 4. therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that on the substitute of the petitioner reported for duty, petitioner shall be relieved, in order to enable him to join at mudickal to which place he is transferred by ext.p2.