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 NOS.48320-48321 OF 2017 [S-KAT] BETWEEN:
1. SRI. G.V. PRAKASH, SON OF G.V. VEERAPPA, AGED 54 YEARS, WORKING AS JUNIOR ENGINEER, PRE SUB-DIVISION, MOLAKALMUR TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT, RESIDING AT KURUKALAHALLY, MOLAKALMUR, MOLAKALMUR TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-575 501.
2. SRI. RAJASHEKAR PATIL, SON OF GURUPADAPPA, AGED 37 YEARS, WORKING AS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GRAMAPANCHAYATH, AGASANAHALLY, SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, RESIDING AT SRI NILAYA, OPPOSITE TO CHURCH HAVANAVATTI, SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 201.
... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIJAY KUMAR V.B. , ADVOCATE FOR BAJENTRI ASSOCIATES) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.
2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS, PORTS & INLAND WATER- TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001.
3. THE HON’BLE LOKAYUKTHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001.
4. THE ADDITINOAL REGISTRAR- OF ENQUIRIES – 11, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. I. THARANATH POOJARY, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-1 AND R-2) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED REPORT UNDER SECTION 12(3) OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA ACT, 1984 DATED 05.08.2015 PASSED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE – B.
THESE WRIT PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY RAVI MALIMATH J., PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER In view of the memo filed in the court today, the petitions are dismissed as withdrawn.
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