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2025 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 30726

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
MR K.SOMASHEKAR, MR VENKATESH NAIK T, JJ
SRI MATHEWS THOMAS K.T. – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI S.P. KULKARNI, SENIOR COUNSEL, FOR SRI MANJUNATH
For the Respondents: SRI VIKAS ROJIPURA, A.G.A., FOR R-1 TO R-3, & SRI VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, SPECIAL COUNSEL, FOR R-4

Table of Content
1. overview of the petitioner's charges and tribunal dismissal. (Para 2 , 5)
2. arguments regarding the delay's impact on the petitioner's defense. (Para 3 , 4)
3. discussion on fir registration duties and delays. (Para 6 , 10)
4. judicial perspectives on discipline and delay. (Para 8 , 12)
5. final ratio decidendi on upholding disciplinary actions. (Para 13 , 14)
6. final verdict of dismissal. (Para 15)

CAV ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T)

The petitioner has filed this petition challenging the correctness of the order dated 24.06.2023 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru, in Application No.4687 of 2021, whereby the Tribunal rejected the application of the petitioner.

2. The brief facts of the case are that during the period from 02.04.2008 to 06.12.2008, the petitioner was working as a Police Inspector at Mandi Police Station, Mysuru. He was issued with a charge memo on the allegations that he has not registered an First Information Report (F.I.R.) and not conducted investigation against certain persons and thus, committed misconduct under Rule 6 of the Karnataka State Police (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules, 1965, and Rule 3(1)(i

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