IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2019 BEFORE BETWEEN:
THE HON' BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA WRIT PETITION No.52131/2019(GM-CC) V. MUNIYAPPA, S/O VENKATAGIRIYAPPA, AGED 57 YEARS, WORKING AS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD., D.O-VIII, NO.22, DVG ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BENGALURU-560004. AND R/AT NO.125/3, MAHANTHA LAYOUT, BULL TEMPLE ROAD, BENGALURU-560019.
(BY SRI NARAYANA BHAT M., ADVOCATE) AND:
1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPT. OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND BACKWARD CLASES, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001 2 . DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560009 3 . THE TAHSILDAR BANGALORE NORTH TALUK, GROUND FLOOR, ...PETITIONER KANDAYA BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BENGALURU-560009.
4 . THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., REP. BY ITS DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, RESIDENCY ROAD CROSS, BENGALURU-560025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI C. JAGADISH, SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR R1 TO R3) …… THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 26.6.2018 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D ISSUED BY R-2 AND ORDER DATED 01.10.2019 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-E ISSUED BY R-3 AS THE SAME ARE VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLES 14 AND 21 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Sri C.Jagadish, learned Special Counsel, on taking notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3 submits that against the impugned Order passed by the Deputy Commissioner as per Annexure-D, the petitioner has got an alternative and efficacious remedy of filing an appeal before the Appellate Authority under the provisions of Section 4-D of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments, etc.) Act, 1990.
2. The same is not disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.
3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Appellate Authority, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this Order. Till such time, the respondent shall not precipitate further in the matter.
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