IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R. DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.13076/2019(S-RES) BETWEEN SRI RENUKA PRASAD S/O LATE GANGADHARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS SURVEYOR SUPERVISOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORD OFFICE, HALIYAL TALUK, HALIYAL, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT 581 329. RA/T NO.1064, 31ST CROSS, SIT EXTENSION, TUMKUR - 572 103.
(BY SRI AFSAR AHMED S, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT, MS BUILDING, DR.AMBEDKAR ROAD, 5TH FLOOR, BENGALURU 560 001, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
… PETITIONER 2. THE COMMISSIONER SURVEY SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS, K. R. CIRCLE, BENGALURU 560 001.
3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR SURVEY SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVSION, KANDAYA BHAVAN, BENGALURU 560 009.
4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS, BENGALURU SOUTH SUB-DIVISION, K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU 560 009.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT M S PRATHIMA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED CHARGE ISSUED BY R-2 AT ANNEXURE-A DATED 21.04.2016 AND CULMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS DATED 19.09.2018 ISSUED BY ENQUIRY OFFICER BY R-1 AT ANNEXURE-B AND THE FURTHERANCE PROCEEDINGS IF ANY 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 all the respondents.
2. Since the petitioner is Surveyor Supervisor and Government servant, the remedy open for the petitioner to redress his grievances is before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal. Therefore, granting 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.
SD/- JUDGE DL