JUDGMENT

K.N.Phaneendra, J. - The present writ petitions are fi led seeking rel ief of quashing the government order passed by the 1s t respondent/the State of Karnataka in No. NaAaE62/DMK/2018, Bengaluru, dated 28.07.2018 as per Annexure-A and also the report submitted by the 2nd respondent i.e. Upa-lokayukta in Complaint dated No.28.04.2018 in Compt/Uplok/BGM-2495/17 /ARE-6 and Compt/Uplok/BGM-2316/17/ARE-6 as per Annexure-B and for such other reliefs as the Court deems fit to grant under the circumstances of the case.

2. We have heard the arguments of the learned counsel for petitioners and the learned Government Advocate for respondent No.1 and the learned standing counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 4. We have also careful ly perused the legal grounds raised in these writ petitions and also the factual aspects. The facts which are not in dispute are that the Upa-lokayukta/2nd respondent, after conducting a preliminary enquiry, submitted his report on 28.04.2018 holding that a prima-facie case has been made out for the purpose of conducting discipl inary enquiry against the petitioners and as per Annexure-B, requested the 1s t respondent/ State Government to entrust the matter to t