The petitioners, working as Community Affairs

Officer and Office Manager in City Municipal Council,

Robertsonpet and Chintamani respectively are before this

Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying

to quash the Government Order bearing No.NaAE 35 DMK

2017 Bengaluru dated 04.03.2022 (Annexure 3 P)

entrusting enquiry under Rule 14-A of the Karnataka Civil

Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1957 (for

short 8the KCS Rules9) as well as articles of charge

bearing

No.UPALOK-2/D.E/149/2022/A.R.E-9

dated

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12.07.2022 (Annexure Q) and to grant consequential

benefits.

Heard Ms. M.L.Suvarna, learned counsel appearing

on behalf of Sri K.Puttegowda, learned counsel for the

petitioners, Sri T.P.Srinivas, learned Principal Government

Advocate for the 1^st respondent and Sri Venkatesh S.

Arabatti, learned counsel for the 2^nd respondent. Perused

the writ petition papers.

3.

Ms. M.L.Suvarna, learned counsel for the petitioners

would submit that petitioners at the relevant point of time

worked as Community Affairs Officer and First Division

Assistant in City Municipal Council, Kolar. On the complaint

(Annexure

3

A)

dated

28.08.2012

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