IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.H.G.RAMESH ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.36126/2017 (S-KAT) BETWEEN:
SRI.K.MANJUNATH S/O.M.V.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS WORKING AS POLICE CONSTABLE (998) (UNDER ORDER OF SUSPENSION) CHANNARAYA PATTANA POLICE STATION DEVANAHALLI TALUK BANGALORE-RURAL DISTRICT R/AT:K.B.HOSANALLI VILLAGE JADIGENHALLI POST HOSKOTE TALUK BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT ...PETITIONER (BY SRI.VIJAY KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE BANGALORE DIVISION NRUPATUNGA ROAD BANGALORE-560 001 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BANGALORE DISTRICT BANGALORE-560 019 3. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ATTIBELE CIRCLE, ATTIBELE BANGALORE DISTRICT-560 018 …RESPONDENTS (GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE - SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS RELATING TO ISSUE OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER DT:27.3.2017 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL IN APPLICATION NO.6931/2016 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND AFTER PERUSAL SET ASIDE THE SAME AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION AS PRAYED FOR.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R Ag.CJ (Oral):
1. By the impugned order passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, the Departmental Enquiry initiated against the petitioner is stayed till 30.06.2017. The only prayer of the petitioner is to continue the stay till 31.12.2017 as by that time, he submits that cross- examination of the witnesses in the Criminal Case in S.C.No.28/2017 will be complete. He submits that the petitioner will not seek for any further extension of stay.
2. Having regard to the facts of the case and in the interest of justice, we deem it appropriate to continue stay of the Departmental Enquiry against the petitioner till 31.12.2017. Ordered accordingly.
Petition disposed of.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE cp*