KOCHI: A man told to choose between his job and his best
friend, a dog named Charlie that he trained, got a reprieve from the Kerala
high court on Tuesday when the court issued a stay on his transfer to Imphal,
thereby temporarily sparing him from an agonizing separation.
The man who sought the court's intervention to save his
friendship with his dog was Baiju Varghese, a head constable working as a dog
trainer with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) unit at Cochin
International Airport. Charlie is the lead sniffing dog of CISF at the airport.
Baiju had been the handler of Charlie since March 2007. When
he got an order transferring him to Imphal in Manipur in January, he submitted
a representation to CISF opting for voluntary retirement so as to avoid
separation with Charlie.
His representation to CISF's CIAL unit commandant said,
"I am totally dedicated to the upkeep of the dog and always keep the dog
active for performing sniffing duties. I forget my personal comforts for the
upkeep of my dog and never availed any leave since 2007. I am totally
emotionally attached to the dog and departing (with) the dog is agonizing
me."
Choosing the dog than the job, Baiju sought voluntary
retirement from August 31st. However, CISF authorities turned down his plea,
stating that "the reason cited for VRS in para two related to agony due to
attachment with dog cannot be a justifiable and logical ground for VRS."
Following this, Baiju approached the high court through
advocate R Sreeraj. Considering the petition during the admission hearing, Justice
PN Ravindran issued a stay on Baiju's transfer order while the court hears the
petition.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Kochi/Man-chooses-dog-over-job-seeks-HCs-help/articleshow/36010777.cms
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