IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. G. PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO.39283/2025 (S-KSAT)

BETWEEN SRI AVINASH GERALD S/O JAYARAJ AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS WORKING AS CHIEF AUDITOR GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY

3^RD FLOOR, B.B.M.P.

COMMERCIAL COMPLEX SUBHASHNAGAR (MAJESTIC)

BEHIND UPPARA POLICE STATION BANGALORE- 560 001 R/AT NO.371, 2^ND CROSS

9^TH BLOCK, II STAGE, NAGARABHAVI BDA LAYOUT BANGALORE- 560 072 PH:9880272228 EMAIL ID:AVICRPATNA1985@GMAIL.COM ... PETITIONER (BY SRI. SATISH K., ADV.)

AND

1. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (ADVANCE & BUDGET)

VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE – 560 001.

2. THE PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR KARNATAKA STATE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT T.T.M.C. BUILDING ‘A’ BLOCK, BMTC SHANTHINAGAR BANGALORE - 560 027.

3. CHIEF COMMISSIONER GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY HUDSON CIRCLE BANGALORE- 560001.

4. SRI GURUBASAVEGOWDA S/O EREGOWDA AGED BOUT 50 YEARS WORKING AS JOINT CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS STATE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT PRESENTLY WORKING AS CHIEF AUDITOR LOCAL AUDIT CIRCLE, 4^TH FLOOR BMTC BUILDING, SHANTINAGAR BANGALORE- 560027.

5. SRI LINGANNA GUNDALLI S/O GURUPADAPPA KUCHABAL AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS JOINT CONTROLLER STATE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT WAITING FOR POSTING R/AT NO.134, 7^TH MAIN

9^TH CROSS, MAHAGANAPATHINAGAR WEST OF CHORD ROAD RAJAJINAGAR BANGALORE-560010.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 & R2 SRI B.L. SANJEEV, ADV. FOR R3 SRI SUMUKH SHASTRY R., ADV. FOR R4 SRI V LAKSHMINARAYANA, SR. ADV. FOR SRI DIVYATEJ H.N., ADV.F OR C/R5)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE KANATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BANGALORE IN RESPECT OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 18.12.2025 PASSED IN APPLICATION NO.4568/2025 (ANNEXURE-A)

AND ETC.

THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDER ON 09.03.2026 COMING ON THIS DAY, S.G.PANDIT J., PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.V.ARAVIND

CAV ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT)

Petitioner i.e., respondent No.5 before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru, (for short ‘Tribunal’) in Application No. 4568/2025 (Annexure-A) is before this Court aggrieved by order dated 18.12.2025, wherein the operative portion of the said order reads as follows: “ORDER The Application is disposed of with a direction to the 1^st and 2^nd respondents to reconsider the cancellation of transfer of the 5^th respondent vide order dated 25.09.2025 as Finance officer, Karnataka Panchayath Raj Commissionerate and bringing back to him to the place of 4^th respondent i.e., Chief Auditor, GBA, Bengaluru when the applicant was waiting for posting and when the 1^st and 2^nd respondent could have provided posting him to a vacant post within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order passed in A.No.2189/2025 which has been partly confirmed by the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka in W.P.No.24374/2025 with certain directions. This exercise shall be done within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.”

2. Heard Sri. Satish K, learned counsel for petitioner, learned AGA for respondents No. 1 and 2, Sri. B L Sanjeev, learned counsel for respondent No.3, Sri. Sumukh Shastry R for respondent No.4 and Sri. V Lakshminarayana, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri. Divyatej H N, learned advocate on record for Caveator/respondent No.5.

3. The parties to the present petition would be referred to as per their ranking before the Tribunal.

4. The petitioner herein was respondent No. 5 before the Tribunal and respondent No.5 herein was applicant before the Tribunal. The applicant and respondent No.5 are in the cadre of Chief Auditor in the State Accounts Department. It is stated that in terms of Notification dated 09.05.2025 (Annexure-A1), the applicant was posted as Chief Accounts Officer, BBMP in place of respond