BELAGAVI: The high court’s Dharwad bench has directed the government to bar a revenue official from posting in Belagavi for five years for exerting “political influence” to get a transfer to the division.
On a writ plea filed by Jagadish R Roogi, regional joint director of land records (RJDLR) in Kalaburagi, the bench quashed the transfer order of S Nissar Ahmmed, joint director of land records (JDLR), and instructed the state not to appoint him to the post. The verdict was passed on February 22.
Roogi challenged his transfer to Kalaburagi on September 16, 2020 — five days after taking charge as RJDLR in Belagavi, after working there as JDLR since 2017. He alleged that on August 24, Ahmmed was posted to Belagavi as JDLR and asked to report to him. However, on September 16, Ahmmed was ordered to take charge as RJDLR and Roogi told to shift to Kalaburagi. Roogi moved court after the administrative tribunal (KAT) rejected his plea.