IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT WRIT PETITION NO. 50583 OF 2019 (S-RES) BETWEEN:
SMT. C D KANAKAMMA @ KANAKA, W/O LATE E R HALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDENT OF LINGADAHALLI VILLAGE, LINGADAHALLI HOBALI, TARIKERI TQ. CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT.
… PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH B BALADARE, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DISTRICT TREASURY, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU – 577101.
2. THE ACCOUNT GENERAL OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, POST BOX NO. 5329/5369, PARK HOUSE ROAD, BANGALORE 01.
3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYATH, TARIKERE TALUK, TARIKERE, CHIKKAMAGALURU DIST - 577101.
4. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYATH, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU 577101.
5. SMT. GRACY, W/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 6. SUJITH KUMAR, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESPONDENTS NO.5 AND 6 ARE R/AT BESIDE RAMESHWARA ARCH, RAMANAHALLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU CITY – 577101.
(BY SMT. A R SHARADAMBA, AGA FOR R1) … RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 24.09.2018 GIVEN BY THE PETTIONER AS PER THE ANNEXURE-K TO THE R1 CONSEQUENTLY DIRECTING THE R-1 TO 4 TO PAY THE PENSION AMOUNT IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER The grievance made out by the petitioner widow relates to the claim for terminal benefits of a deceased Block Development Officer. Such dispute relates to the domain of the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal under the provisions of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.
Therefore, writ petition is disposed off reserving liberty to the petitioner to take up the dispute before the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, all contentions of the parties having been kept open.
Bsv Sd/- JUDGE