SCA/20681/2016

NEUTRAL CITATION C/SCA/20681/2016 JUDGMENT DATED: 06/05/2026 2026:GUJHC:34055-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 20681 of 2016 ========================================================= NISHITH SADASHIV JOSHI Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ========================================================= Appearance: MS HARSHAL N PANDYA(3141) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 ADVOCATE NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 3,4,5 MR HARSHEEL D SHUKLA(6158) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2 ========================================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA Date: 06/05/2026 JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) (1) On 08.05.2007, the petitioner was transferred from Vadodara to Surat. At the relevant point of time, the petitioner was working as an Excise Inspector. (2) The petitioner challenged the said order of transfer by approaching the CAT. (3) In the mean time, since the petitioner did not report for duty at the transferred place, i.e., at Surat, departmental Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Thu Jul 02 16:10:24 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CI