1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO.696 OF 2009 Shivaji Vithal Saste .. Petitioner V/s. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai ..Respondents & ors Mr.J.Reis a/w.Mr.Yadunath Chowdhari & Mr.Kunal Cheema i/b.Reena Salunkhe, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr.R.S.Apte a/w.Mrs.Geeta Joglekar, Advocate, for the MCGM CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 21ST APRIL, 2009 P.C. . By way of this Writ Petition, the petitioner challenges the Order dated 4th March, 2009, transferring him from one department to another department in the city of Mumbai at the fag end of his career. The grievance of the petitioner is that he is due for retirement on 30th May, 2000. He is transferred on the basis of the some complaints. It is submitted that the complaints are baseless and the petitioner has 2 been victimized at the fag end of his career. The reference to the complaints is given in the Confidential Note dated 21st March, 2009, issued by the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation. 2. We, therefore, direct the Municipal Commissioner to hear the petitioner in order to find out whether the complaints filed against the petitioner have any substance. If the Commissioner is satisfied that there was no fault on the part of the petitioner, then he may pass appropriate orders. We are passing this order only considering the fact that the petitioner is due for retirement on 30th May, 2009, and in view of the fact that some complaints were received against the petitioner. It is needless to mention that the Commissioner may hear the petitioner and pass appropriate orders. The Commissioner to pass appropriate orders within a period of two weeks from today. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.) 3