IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU ON THE 03RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD NAWAZ WRIT PETITION NO.58213 OF 2018(S-KAT) BETWEEN:
SRI CHANDRA GOUDA SON OF BASANA GOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS WORKING AS ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FOREST KHANAPUR SUB-DIVISION KHANAPUR (NOW UNDER TRANSFER) BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 302 RESIDENT OF A.C.F.QUARTERS FOREST COMPOUND KHANAPUR BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591 302 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI:J.M.ANIL KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOREST ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001 3. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST ARANYA BHAVAN MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 003 4. SRI ARSALAN IFS WORKING AS ASSISTANT CONSERVATOR OF FOREST CARE OF: OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST ARANYA BHAVAN MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 003 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI:I THARANATH POOJARY, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS; QUASH THE ORDER DATED 18.12.2018 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU, IN APPLCIATION NO.9071 OF 2018 (ANNEXURE-F), BY ALLOWING THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER; DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO CONTINUE THE SERVICES OF THE PETITIONER IN THE PRESENT PLACE TILL THE DATE OF HIS RETIREMENT AND ETC., ***** THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH, J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER The office note on jurisdiction is upheld. The matter stands transmitted to the High Court at Dharwad Bench. The petition before this Bench is disposed off for statistical purposes.
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