2023 Supreme(Online)(KAR) 15369

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WP No. 78386 of 2013

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH

WRIT PETITION NO. 78386 OF 2013 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI.H N BHAJAKKANAVAR

AGE: 45 YEARS,

S/O. LATE NAGAPPA

WORKED AS CHIEF OFFICER, TOWN MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL, SAVANUR,

NOW WORKING AS REVENUE OFFICER (MANAGER)

CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, RANEBENNUR

HAVERI DISTRICT.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. H. B. RAJU & A. M. MALI PATIL, ADVOCATE(ABSENT))

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REP.BY ITS SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,

VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560 001.

2.

THE COMMISSIONER

and DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY

DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION/

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPT.,

9^TH FLOOR, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,

V.V. TOWER, BANGALORE 560 001.

3.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

HAVERI, DIST: HAVERI

J

MAMATHA

Digitally signed

by J MAMATHA

Date:

2023.01.31

11:30:08 +0530

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WP No. 78386 of 2013

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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND

ENQUIRY OFFICER,

HAVERI SUB DIVISION, HAVERI

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. VINAYAK S. KULKARNI, AGA R1 TO R4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO:

I.

QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER IMPOSING THE

HARSH PUNISHMENT OF REDUCTION TO A TIME

SCALE TO PAY WITH EFFECT FROM 05/04/2013 FOR

A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS BY EXERCISING THE

POWER CONFERRED UNDER RULE 8(v) OF THE

KARNATAKA

CIVIL

SERVICES(CLASSIFICATION

CONTROL AND APPEAL) RULES VIDE THE FINAL