ORDER :

1. Petitioner an employee dismissed on the ground of proven act of bribery, is knocking at the doors of Writ Court for assailing the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal’s order dated 10.02.2020 whereby his Application No. 3668/2019 has been dismissed. In the said Application, petitioner had challenged the Penalty Order of Dismissal from service dated 24.05.2019.

2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner argues that his client has been acquitted after a full-fledged trial and the said acquittal is honourable; in the earlier round of litigation, i.e. in Petitioner’s Application No. 1864/2017 the very Tribunal had directed the Respondent No. 1 to consider the Criminal Court order of acquittal along with his Reply to the 2nd Show Cause Notice; such consideration has not taken place and that, had it taken place, the Petitioner would have emerged victorious in the Disciplinary Proceedings. He further submits that there is thus a gross error apparent on the face of the record warranting interference of this Court for setting the same at naught and thereby doing justice to the Petitioner.

3. After service of notice, the State is represented by learned AGA and the Lokayukta speaks thro