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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NAGAPRASANNA

WRIT PETITION No.21828/2014(S – DE)

C/W

WRIT PETITION No.21829/2014(S – DE)

WRIT PETITION No.31117/2014(S – DE)

IN WRIT PETITION No.21828/2014(S – DE)

BETWEEN

SRI S.V.RAMESH

S/O P.VENKATACHALAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD,

KOTTANUR DINNE SUB-DIVISION,

BENGALURU – 560 001.

...PETITIONER

(BY SRI K.SATHISH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI M.S.BHAGWAT,

ADVOCATE (PHYSICAL HEARING))

AND

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT,

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

BENGALURU – 560 001.

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2.

THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA,

REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,

M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 01.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT.M.C.NAGASHREE, AGA FOR R1 (PHYSICAL

HEARING);

SMT.A.D.VIJAYA, ADVOCATE FOR R2

(VIDEO CONFERENCING))

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR

RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE IMPUGNED ORDERS;

QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD.7.11.2013 PASSED

BY

R-1

(ANNEX-A)

AND

ARTICLES

OF

CHARGE

DTD.5.4.2014 ISSUED BY R-2 (ANNEX-B).

IN WRIT PETITION No.21829/2014 (S – DE)

BETWEEN

SRI S.V.RAMESH

S/O P.VENKATACHALAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

BANGALORE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD,

KOTTANUR DINNE, SUB-DIVISION,

BENGALURU – 560 001.

... PETITIONER

(BY SRI K.SATHISH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI M.S.BHAGWAT,

ADVOCATE (PHYSICAL HEARING))

AND

1.

STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT,

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

BENGALURU – 560 001.

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2.

THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA

REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,

M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 01.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT.M.C.NAGASHREE, AGA FOR R1 (PHYSICAL

HEARING);

SMT.A.D.VIJAYA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 (VIDEO

CONFERENCING))

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR

RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE IMPUGNED ORDERS;

QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DTD.20.6.2013 PASSED

BY

R-1

(ANNEX-A)

AND

ARTICLES

OF

CHARGE

DTD.19.8.2013 ISSUED BY R-2 (ANNEX-B).

IN WRIT PETITION No.31117/2014 (S – DE)

BETWEEN

SRI L.KUMAR NAIK

S/O LATE LACHCHA NAIK,

AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS,

WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,

WEST-1 SUB-DIVISION, B.W.S.S.B.

R.P.C. LAYOUT, HAMPI NAGAR,

BENGALURU – 560 004.

... PETITIONER

(BY SRI K.V.NARASIMHAN, ADVOCATE (VIDEO

CONFERENCING))

AND

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT,

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VIKASA SOUDHA,

BENGALURU – 560 001.

2.

THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA

REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR,

M.S.BUILDING,

DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,

BENGALURU – 560 001.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SMT.M.C.NAGASHREE, AGA FOR R1 (PHYSICAL

HEARING);

SRI VENKATESH S.ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R2

(PHYSICAL HEARING))

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO

CALL FOR RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE IMPUGNED

GOVERNMENT ORDER AND ARTICLES OF CHARGE DATED

1.2.2012 AND 9.10.2012 VIDE ANN-A & B RESPECTIVELY;

QUASH THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 1.2.2012

PASSED BY R-1 VIDE ANN-A, AS WELL AS ARTICLES OF

CHARGE

DATED

9.10.2012

VIDE

ANN-A

&

B

RESPECTIVELY PASSED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANN-B.

THESE WRIT PETITIONS HAVING BEEN HEARD AND

RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 01.02.2021, COMING ON

FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE

FOLLOWING :-

ORDER

The petitioners in all these writ petitions have

called in question the order of entrustment of enquiry to

the hands of the second respondent Lokayukta and

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consequential issuance of charge sheet on the strength

of the said order of entrustment by the Lokayukta, on

different grounds.

2. In Writ Petit