IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 01ST DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R. DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO.13002 OF 2019(S-RES) BETWEEN SRI. T. UMESH S/O G THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS PRESENTLY WORKING AS SURVEYOR BENGALURU EAST TALUK K R PURAM BENGALURU-560 036 R/AT NO.263 1ST CROSS,12TH BLOCK 2ND STAGE, NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU-560 072 (BY SRI AFSAR AHMED S, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING DR AMBEDKAR ROAD, 5TH FLOOR BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE COMMISSIONER SURVEY SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS K R CIRCLE, BENGALURU-560 001 ... PETITIONER 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR SURVEY SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS BENGALURU SOUTH SUB DIVISION 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 THE R-2 ANNEXURE-A, DATED 21.04.2016 AND CULMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS DATED 19.09.2018 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):
The petitioner is a Surveyor and he is a Government servant. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question the final report dated 19.09.2018 consequent to the charges issued against the petitioner on 21.04.2016. Since the petitioner is a Government servant the remedy available to the petitioner is before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal. Granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Tribunal, this petition is dismissed.
KLY/ SD/- JUDGE