‘Colourable Exercise of Power’; Order Transferring KSRTC Bus Driver Over Bottle Incident Set Aside: Kerala High Court

In a notable judgment on employee rights and misuse of administrative powers, the Kerala High Court has set aside a transfer order issued against Jaimon Joseph, a KSRTC driver, terming it a colourable exercise of power and malicious in law. The Court ruled that the transfer lacked administrative justification and appeared to be a punitive measure linked to an incident involving the Transport Minister. Incident behind the controversy The petitioner,…