IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 33930 OF 2024 (S-KSAT)

BETWEEN:

KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUN REDDY K S., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SRI K NAGARAJU S/O KALEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS RETIRED GRADE-I, SECRETARY Digitally BAGIWALU GRAMA PANCHAYATH signed by HOLENARASIPURA TALUK REKHA R HASSAN DISTRICT – 573 211 Location:

RESIDING AT KONGALABIDU KOPPALU High Court HOLENARASIPURA TALUK & POST of Karnataka HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 211

2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA., AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES

226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT THEREBY QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 11.07.2024 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BANGALORE IN APPLICATION No.4348/2023, AS PER ANNEXURE-C; b) AWARD THE COST