IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 28262 OF 2023 (GM-KLA)

BETWEEN:

SRI RAVIKUMAR R S/O RANGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SENIOR LABOUR INSPECTOR CIRCLE-39, BENGALURU RESIDING AT NO. 120, 1^ST MAIN ROAD, KEMPE GOWDA LAYOUT LAGGERE, BENGALURU 560 058 …PETITIONER Digitally signed by PANKAJA S (BY SRI. VIJAYA RAGHAVA SARATHY H.M, ADVOCATE)

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE LOKAYUKTA REP BY ITS REGISTRAR M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001

3. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR KARMIKA BHAVAN BANNERGHATTA ROAD BENGALURU-560 029 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MANJUNATH B. AGA FOR R1 & R3, SRI. VENKATESH S ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE AN APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTIONS IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT LOKAYUKTA BEARING NO.COMPLIANT/UPA-LOKA/MYS/1614/2022, MANDANADHIKARI SHAKE. ARE-18, DATED 27/10/2022 (ANNEXURE-A) AN