IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 11TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO.1035 OF 2019 [S-KAT] BETWEEN:
SRI. C.B. MURNAL, SON OF BHEEMAPPA MURNAL, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, DISTRICT OFFICER FOR BACKWARD CLASSES, WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, DHARWAD DISTRICT-580 001.
... PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIGHNESHWAR S. SHASTRI, ADVOCATE) AND 1. SMT. BHAGYA LAXMI S. HEGDE, DAUGHTER OF DR. N.S. HEGDE, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, GAZETTED MANAGER, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT OFFICER FOR BACKWARD CLASSES, WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, DHARWAD DISTRICT-580 001. RESIDENT OF KULGI ROAD, OLD MARUTHI TEMPLE, DANDELI, HALIYAL TALUK-581 325. UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT.
2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. THE COMMISSIONER FOR BACKWARD CLASSES, NO.16/D, D. DEVARAJ URS BHAWAN, MILLERS TANK BED AREA, VASANTHANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 052.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMED IKBAL, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1 SRI. I. THARANATH POOJARY, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-2 AND R-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED: 02.01.2019 IN APPLICATION NO.7882 OF 2018 PASSED BY HON'BLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BENGALURU AS PER ANNEXURE-A.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The office objection raised on the question of jurisdiction is upheld. The petition stands transferred to the Circuit bench of Dharwad at the request of the petitioner’s counsel.
The petition is disposed off for statistical purpose.
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JUDGE JUDGE Snc