IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI WRIT PETITION NO.2368 OF 2017 (S-RES) Between:
Canara Bank, Human Resources Wing Industrial Relations Section Head Office, 112, J C Road, Bengaluru-560 002.
Represented by R Girees Kumar Deputy General Manager Canara Bank Head Office, 112, JC Road, Bengaluru (By Sri.T.P Muthanna, Advocate) And:
…Petitioner 1. The Chairman, Karnataka State Commission, For Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribes No.14/3, 2nd Floor, CFC Building, Nrupathunga Road, Bengaluru-560 001.
2. Chandrakanth Munavalli, S/o Kashappa, No.200, 7th Cross, Omkar Nagar, Off: Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru-560 076.
(By Sri.C.Jagadish, Advocate for R1 ...Respondents Sri.M.Subramanya Bhat, Advocate for R2) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India praying to quash the impugned order at Annexure-A dtd: 02.01.2017 passed by the R-1 and etc., This Writ Petition coming on for Preliminary hearing in ‘B’ Group this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER In the instant petition, petitioner has sought for the following reliefs;
“(i) Issue writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned order at Annexure-A dated 02.01.2017, passed by the Respondent No.1.
(ii) To grant such order or directions as this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the circumstances of the case, including the cost, in the interest of justice and equity.”
2. This Court in WP.No.47753/2017 decided on 02.07.2019 modified the direction issued by the Karnataka State Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribes Commission, 2002 which treating the direction as only suggestion /recommendation.
3. Petitioner is hereby directed to look into the suggestion/recommendation of the Commission before passing fresh order/taking decision. If decision is not already taken, said exercise shall be completed within 2 months from the date of receipt of this Order.
4. In view of disposal of WP.No.47753/2017 decided on 02.07.2019 and above observation, the present petition stands disposed of.
The contesting respondent No.2 is at liberty to approach the petitioner by filing additional reply or representation within a period of four weeks from today.
Sd/- JUDGE SB