While he was discharging the function as President of the Forum, sometime in the month of November, 1999 he was informed telephonically by the State Government that he was being transferred and posted as President, District Consumer Protection Forum, Jalore and in his place another person was appointed/ posted as the President of the Forum at Pali.
A Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court held that the companycept of transfer is unknown for the President and members of District Fora in the scheme of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and, therefore, a person appointed as President of any District Forum cannot be transferred by the State Government.
This telephonic companymunication was followed by a written companymunication dated 15.11.1999 appointing him as President, District Consumer Protection Forum, Banswara in supersession of the earlier orders.
He was appointed as President, District Consumer Protection Forum, Pali vide order dated 9.2.1996.
Shri Anand Prakash Solanki, the respondent herein, was an officer belonging to the cadre of Rajasthan Higher Judicial Services.
The respondent filed a writ petition challenging the order of his transfer.
Feeling aggrieved by the decision of the High Court, the State of Rajasthan has preferred this appeal by special leave.
During the pendency of the petition, the respondent has retired and, having lost interest in companytesting the matter, he has chosen number to make appearance.
In the year 1996, he was working as a Special Judge in the cadre of Addl.
The order of transfer was directed to be quashed.
We requested Mr. Pallav Sishodia, Advocate, to assist the Court as an amicus curiae, which he agreed to do.
