IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT WRIT PETITION NO.51365 OF 2019 (S-DE) BETWEEN K M BASAWARAJU, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, S/O LATE MALLAIAH, R/AT NO.264, 3RD CROSS, DOUBLE ROAD, SACHIDANANDA NAGAR, VBHSC LAYOUT, BML 5TH PHASE, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560098. … PETITIONER (BY SRI SAMPATH A, ADVOCATE) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY IS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMEENT OF REVENUE, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001.
2. LOKAYUKTHA, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE-560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR.
3. ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR ENQUIRY COMMITTEE, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE-560001.
4. R BHASKAR, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER JAKKANAHALLI VILLAGE, THYAMAGUNDALU HOBLI, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT-571807. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C.N. MAHADESHWARAN, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 17.2.2017 PASSED BY THE R-1 WHICH IS ENCLOSED AS ANNEXURE-C AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The grievance of the petitioner cannot be addressed in writ jurisdiction in view of the decision of the Apex Court in the case of L.Chandrakumar Vs. Union of India, AIR 1997 SC 1125.
It is open to the petitioner to seek redressal of his grievance before Karnataka Administrative Tribunal under the provisions of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.
Writ Petition is disposed off, accordingly.
Sd/- JUDGE cbc