IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R. DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.51560/2018 (S-RES) BETWEEN SRI K NAGARAJE URS AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS S/O LATE A KRISHNA URS R/A #21/1, 9TH MAIN 5TH BLOCK, JAYALAKSHMIPURAM MYSURU -570012.
(BY SRI RANJAN KUMAR K, ADVOCATE ) AND 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY UNDER SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION UTILITY BUILDING BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA UTILITY BUILDING BANGALORE-560001.
3. THE REGIONAL JOINT COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION REGIONAL OFFICE DHARWAD, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA DHARWAD-580003.
... PETITIONER 4. GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE HONNAVAR, UTTARA KANNADA-581334 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL DR B SUMANGALA NAYAKA.
(BY SMT M S PRATHIMA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) ... RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-4 TO DISBURSE AMOUNT OF RS.9,46,000/- TO THE PETITIONER BEING THE CASH EQUIVALENT OF LEAVE SALARY FOR 199 DAYS OF EARNED LEAVE AS ORDERED VIDE ANNX-A & B 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 respondents No.1 to 3.
Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the petitioner is a Government servant, having worked as Principal of 4th respondent, Government First Grade College, Honnavar. Therefore, the remedy for the petitioner lies before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Tribunal.
Learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file her Memo of Appearance within a period of two weeks from today.
SD/- JUDGE DL