Vikramajit Sen, C.J.

1. This Writ Petition prays for issuance of an order/writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the decision of the Competent Authority under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act 1984, who in this instance is his Excellency, the Governor of Karnataka. The Report has been signed on 23.06.2009 by the ‘Competent Authority’ and it concludes that “no action for recovery of Rs.23,22,11,850/-( Rupees twenty three crores twenty two lakhs eleven thousand eight hundred and fifty ) or any other sum is required to be taken against Shri.N. Dharam Singh. This decision of the Competent Authority may be intimated to the Hon’ble Lokayukta, as required by Section 12(4) of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act,1984 immediately.’’ The second prayer in the writ petition is for the issuance of a direction to the state of Karnataka, the Competent Authority under the Lokayukta Act and the Commissioner for Mines and Geological Resources and Director of Mines and Geology, Bangalore to initiate appropriate action for recovery of the loss allegedly caused to the State Exchequer, due to the action attributable to Shri. N. Dharam Singh, Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister, Government