Officials are not liable for actions taken in compliance with court orders, and penalizing them based on compliance is an abuse of process.

ORDER :

T.M.NADAF, J.

Though these writ petitions are listed for preliminary hearing in ‘B’ group, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, taken up for final disposal.

2. The petitioner in Writ Petition No.21358/2021 is applicant in Application Nos.4946 and 4947/2021, the petitioner in W.P.No.21372/2021 is applicant in Application Nos.4938 and 4939/2021, the petitioner in W.P.No.21605/2021 is the applicant in Application Nos.4942 and 4943/2021, the petitioner in W.P.No.21620/2021 is the applicant in Application Nos.4936 and 4937/2021, the petitioner in W.P.No.21647/2021 is the applicant in Application Nos.4944 and 4945/2021, the petitioner in W.P.No.22455/2021 is applicant in Application Nos.4934 and 4935/2021 and the petitioner in W.P.No.22545/2021 is applicant in Application Nos.4940 and 4941/2021.

3. All the applications stated supra are considered together and dismissed by a common order dated 18.11.2021 by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru, (‘the Tribunal’, for short), challenged in these writ petitions.

4. The petitioner in W.P.No.21358/2021 – Sri.Devaraju, working as Survey Supervisor preferred Application Nos.4946 and 4947/2021 before the Tribunal for the following reliefs:-

“a) CALL for records from the Respondent pertaining to the impugned Articles of Charge dated 05/10/2021 (Annexure - A20) as well as impugned Order dated 07/10/2021 (Annexure - A21);

b) ISSUE WRIT OR ORDER quashing the impugned Articles of Charge dated 05/10/2021 bearing No. SSLR/ADM/15011/100/2021 issued by the Respondent (Annexure-A20) and the impugned Order dated 07/10/2021 bearing No. SSLR / ADM-15011 / 100 /2021 passed by the Respondent (Annexure - A21), in so far as posting the Applicant as Survey Superintendent (Executive), office of the Assistant Director of Land Records, Sringeri is concerned, in the interest of justice and equity;

c) PASS any other Order including the cost of this Application, in the interest of justice and equity.”

5. The petitioner in W.P.No.21372/2021 – Sri.M.S.Abhinandan Kumar, working as Survey Supervisor preferred Application Nos.4938 and 4939/2021 before the Tribunal for the following reliefs:-

“a) CALL for records from the Respondent pertaining to the impugned Articles of Charge dated 05/10/2021 (Annexure- A22) as well as impugned Order dated 07/10/2021 (Annexure- A23);

b) ISSUE WRIT OR ORDER quashing the impugned Articles of Charge dated 05/10/2021 bearing No. SSLR/ ADM/15011/100/2021 issued by the Respondent (Annexure - A22) and the impugned Order dated 07/10/2021 bearing No. SSLR/ADM-15011/100/2021 passed by the Respondent (Annexure A23), in so far as posting the Applicant as Survey Supervisor, Office of the Assistant Director of Land Records, Bellary is concerned, in the interest of justice and equity;

c) PASS any other Order including the cost of this Application, in the interest of justice and equity.”

6. The petitioner in W.P.No.21605/2021 – Sri.Toufiq Ahmed Shariff G.H., working as Surveyor preferred Application Nos.4942 and 4943/2021 before the Tribunal for the following reliefs:-

“a) CALL for records from the Respondent pertaining to the impugned Articles of Charge dated 05/10/2021 (Annexure- A21) as well as impugned Order dated 07/10/2021 (Annexure- A22);

b) ISSUE WRIT OR ORDER quashing the impugned Articles of Charge dated 05/10/2021 bearing No. SSLR/ ADM/15011/100/2021 issued by the Respondent (Annexure - A21) and the impugned Order dated 07/10/2021 bearing No. SSLR/ADM15011/100/2021 passed by the Respondent (Annexure A22), in so far as posting the Applicant as Surveyor, Office of the Assistant Director of Land Records, Yad