1. The interpretation of section 20B of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2012, falls for consideration, in these two petitions. Therefore, they are taken up for consideration together and disposed of by this common order.

2. The facts in W.P.No.13995/2013 is as under:

The petitioner Sri Suneel Kumar is a member of Indian Police Service. He joind the Service by direct recruitment in 1989. He was allotted to the Karnataka Cadre. He has worked as Assistant Superintendent of Police at Humanabad in Bidar District and Superintendent of police at Kolar Gold Fields and Raichur. He was transferred to Bangalore as Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Bangalore. On his promotion as Deputy Inspector General of Police, He was posted and working as Deputy Inspector General of police, Fire Services on promotion to the rank of Inspector General of Police, recognizing his skills and enormous experience gained by him in field postings, he was posted as Home Secretary-II, Government of Karnataka. On completion of the said posting, he was posted and working as additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Bangalore City from 27.09.2010. The 1st respondent- Government issued a no