IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R. DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.13004/2019 (S-RES) BETWEEN SRI. H P RAGHAVENDRA S/O PUTTARAJU H K AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT SHREE LAKSHMI KRUPA NEAR RING ROAD HEMAVATHI NAGAR HASSAN-573 201.
(BY SRI. VINAY HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S. V. SHASTRI, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY M. S. BUILDING DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD BANGALORE-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS ADDITIONAL SECRETARY.
2. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M. S. BUILDING DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 REP. BY REGISTRAR.
(BY SMT. M. S. PRATHIMA, AGA FOR R1) ... PETITIONER ... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 10.01.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-B REFERRING TO R-2 UNDER KARNATAKA CIVIL SERVICES (CLASSIFICATION, CONTROL AND APPEAL) RULES 1957 IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERN AND INITIATING THE ENQUIRY BY THE R-2 IN THE ORDER DATED 17.01.2019 VIDE ANENXURE-G AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER R. DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
Learned Additional Government Advocate is directed to take notice for respondent No.1.
2. The petitioner is working as Assistant Commissioner of Udupi Town and Country Planning and in-charge of Development Authority, Udupi. The petitioner is a Government servant. The remedy open for the petitioner is before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal. Therefore, reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Tribunal, the writ petition is dismissed.
3. Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file her Memo of Appearance within a period of two weeks from today.
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JUDGE DL