IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE L.NARAYANA SWAMY AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS WRIT PETITION Nos.7032-7039 OF 2019 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN:
1. B N NAGENDRA KUMAR S/O LATE B.M. DODDANARASE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RETIRED AS MANAGER-TRAINING GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE RAJAJINAGAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BENGALURU-560010 R/AT NO.1691, 2ND FLOOR 7TH CROSS, 7TH MAIN HAMPI NAGAR, VIJAYANAGAR 2ND STAGE BENGALURU-560104.
2. VIKAS R NAYAK S/O RAMACHANDRA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS DEPUTY MANAGER -MCD GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE RAJAJINAGAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BANGALORE-560010 R/AT NO.S-1228, 6TH MAIN BHARATHNAGAR 2ND STAGE BENGALURU-560091.
3. B.G.MOGER S/O GOVINDA MOGER AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS WORKING AS PRINCIPAL GRADE-II GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE INDUSTRIALESTATE, UDAYAM BHAG ANAGOL, BELGAUM-590 008 R/AT FLAT NO.62 KALMESHAWARA HOUSING COLONY NEAR KLE ENGINEERING COLLEGE UDAYAM BHAG, ANAGOL BELGAUM-590008.
4. M.N.PUNDARIKAKSHA S/O NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS WORKING AS PRINCIPAL GRADE-III GOVERNMENT TOOL ROMM AND TRAINING CENTRE BANGALORE-560010 R/AT NO.7, RANGAPPA STREET CHIKKA MAVALLI BENGALURU-560004.
5. ASHOK WALIKAR S/O HANUMATHAPPA WALIKAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WORKING AS PRINCIPAL (INCHARGE) GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE PLOT NO.1, KSSIDC INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AMBEWADI INDUSTRIAL AREA DANDELI-581325 R/AT C/O G.B.SOLPUR NEAR WATER TANK, SWARASATPUR DHARWAD-580 002.
6. S SUNDAR RAJ S/O LATE S. SABAPATHY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS ACCOUNTS OFFICER GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE RAJAJINAGAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BANGALORE-560010 R/AT NO.238, C.K. TANK BED 3RD CROSS, THYAGARAJ NAGAR BENGALURU-560070.
7. RAJKUMAR K BHARSHETTY S/O KESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS WORKING AS PRINCIPAL (INCHARGE) GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE KIADB INDUSTRIAL AREA NEAR RTO CHECK POST HUMNABAD-585330 BIDAR DISTRICT R/AT HALLIKHED-B AND HALLIKHED POST HUMNABAD-585330, BIDAR DISTRICT.
8. JAIRAJ T NARGUND S/O LATE T.S. NARGUND AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS WORKING AS FOREMAN GRADE-II GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE PLOT NO.122, DARSANPURA LAYOUT M.B.ROAD, GULBARGA-585101 R/AT HOUSE NO.83-34 NRUPATHUNGA COLONY OPP: KEMBRIDGE SCHOOL SAHABAD ROAD, GULBARGA-585105.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI.P M NAYAK, ADV.) AND:
1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (EARLIER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT) NOW SKILL DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIVELIHOOD DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE GOVERNING COUNCIL GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE RAJAJINAGAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BENGALURU-560010 BY ITS CHAIRMAN.
3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE RAJAJINAGAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BANGALORE-560010.
4. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M.S.BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 BY ITS REGISTRAR. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.ANITHA, HCGP FOR R1 SRI.VENKATESH S ARABATTI, ADV. FOR R4) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE RESPONDENTS; ISSUE A ORDER DECLARING THE DIRECTIONS OF THE UPALOKAYUKTA-1 FOR ENTRUSTMENT OF CONDUCTING THE ENQUIRY AGAINST THE PETITIONERS UNDER RULE 14-A, OF THE KARNATAKA CIVIL SERVICES (CLASSIFICATION, CONTROL AND APPEAL) RULES 1957 TO HIS AUTHORITY, GIVEN U/S 12(3) OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA ACT 1984 AS PER THE REPORT DATED 08.07.2016 (ANNEXURE-D) TO THE WRIT PETITION) AS NULL AND VOID AND ETC.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, NARAYANA SWAMY J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Since the prayer made in these petitions is similar to the one raised and considered by this court in Writ Petition No.10999-11006/2017 disposed of on 15.06.2019, applying the same analogy, these petitions also stand disposed of.
Learned HCGP is permitted to file memo of appearance within four weeks from today.
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JUDGE SD/- JUDGE HR