CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCH, BENGALURU ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.170/00352/2023 ORDER RESERVED ON: 17.04.2026 DATE OF ORDER: 23.04.2026 CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHRIVASTAVA, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE MR. SANTOSH MEHRA, MEMBER (A)

S.T. Ramesh, S/o Late T.N. Ramanujam, Aged about 71 years, Retd. Director General and Inspector General of Police, R/at No.5, Classic Orchards, II Stage, Kothanur Village, Bannerughatta Road, Behind Meenakshi Sundareswar Temple, Bengaluru – 560 076. … Applicant (By Advocate Shri M. Narayana Bhat – through video conference)

Vs.

1. State of Karnataka, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, Vidhana Soudha, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi Bengaluru – 560 001. 2. State of Karnataka, Rep. by its Secretary, Dept. of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR), Vidhana Soudha, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru – 560 001.

3. The Director General & Inspector General of Police, Govt. of Karnataka, Nrupathunga Road, Bengaluru – 560 001.

4. Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, North Block, New Delhi – 110 001. ...Respondents (By Shri Mahantesh Shettar, Additional Government Advocate for Respondents No. 1 to 3, Shri S