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. 35518 OF 2014 (S-RES) Between:
G.B.Usha, D/o G.K.Basavaraj, Aged 27 years, R/at.Kalanarasachnapalya, Attikatte Post, Dandinashivara Hobli, Tumkur Taluk, Tumkur District-572 101.
(By Sri.Karumbaiah.T.A., Advocate) And:
1. State of Karnataka, Department of Panchayathraj & Rural Development Vikas Soudha, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Road, Bangalore-1.
By its Secretary.
2. The Chief Executive Officer, Tumkur Zilla Panchayath, Tumkur-572 101.
3. The Executive Officer, …Petitioner Taluk Panchayath Gubbi Taluk, Gubbi, Tumkur District-572 101.
4. Sri.Bairaveshwara Enterprises, Jayaram Building, Balappa Layout, 3rd Cross, Koramangala Road, Adugodi, Bangalore-30.
By its Proprietor Puttaswamy.
(By Sri.Sreedhar.N.Hegde, HCGP for R1 Sri.A.Nagarajappa, Advocate for R2 and R3 Sri.Veerabhadraswamy, H.P., for R4) ...Respondents This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India praying to quash Annexure-B the order dated 25.06.2014 passed by R-2 and etc., This Writ Petition coming on for Preliminary hearing in ‘B’ Group this day, the Court made the following:-
ORDER Petitioner has sought for quashing Annexure-B dated 25.06.2014 by which the petitioner was appointed as a Coordinator on 23.01.2014 and relieved abruptly without issuing notice to the petitioner.
Accordingly, communication dated 25.06.2014 is set aside reserving liberty to the concerned respondent to proceed after issuance of due notice and act upon petitioner’s explanation and decide the issue involved in the matter. The above exercise shall be completed within the period of three months from the date of receipt of this order.
The petitioner is entitled to 50% of back-wages. Respondent-Zilla Panchayat shall pay the arrears of wages and it shall be recovered from Sri.Govindraj, the Chief Executive Officer, Tumkur Zilla Panchayath from his pocket not from Zilla Panchayath. Sri.Govindraj shall be heard in the matter by the competent authority who can order for recovery with reference to his lapses in issuing impugned order. Costs shall be paid within a period of three months.
Accordingly, petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE SB