Reserved on : 11.03.2026 Pronounced on : 27.03.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION No.2783 OF 2026 (GM – RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI RAVICHANDRE GOWDA N.R.

AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, S/O N.L.RACHE GOWDA, R/AT 62/B, 5^TH MAIN, MARUTHI TEMPLE STREET, NEAR NALPAK HOTEL, KUVEMPUNAGAR, MYSURU DISTRICT, KARNATAKA – 570 023.

... PETITIONER (BY SRI BIPIN HEGDE, ADVOCATE A/W., SRI GAURAV N., ADVOCATE)

AND

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU – 560 001.

Page no 01 is retyped and replaced vide court order dated 07.04.2026

2 . THE UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (D.P.A.R.), GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001.

3 . THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, NO.317, “PADMALAYA”, DEWANS ROAD, SHIVARAMPET, MYSURU, KARNATAKA – 570 004.

... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B.N.JAGADEESHA, ADDL.SPP FOR R-1 AND R-2;

SRI B.LETHIF, ADVOCATE FOR R-3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 528 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER