Tahsildar under suspension challenged a Government Order sanctioning prosecution, source report and FIR by the Anti Corruption Bureau. The Government Order had already been struck down by a Co-ordinate Bench; the petitioner withdrew remaining prayers with liberty to file afresh.
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NC: 2024:KHC:31239-DB WP No. 25443 of 2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA
WRIT PETITION NO. 25443 OF 2017 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
SRI. N. RAGHUMURTHY S/O T. NINGAPPA NAYAKA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS WORKING AS TAHSILDAR (NOW UNDER SUSPENSION) RAMANAGARA DISTRICT 1ST FLOOR, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA B.M. ROAD, RAMANAGARA-562 159
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. PRITHVEESH M.K., ADVOCATE A/W. SRI. RANGANATH R., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by CHANNEGOWDA PREMA Location: High Court of Karnataka
NC: 2024:KHC:31239-DB WP No. 25443 of 2017
NO.49, RACE COURSE ROAD HIGH GROUNDS, KHANIJA BHAVAN BENGALURU-560 001
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. ESHWARAPPA, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. B.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R5)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION, QUASH/SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER No. CiAaaSuE 14 SeeLoU 2016 Dated 14.03.2016 PASSED BY 1ST RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-A, IMPUGNED SOURCE REPORT DATED 05.05.2017 IS AT ANNEXURE-B AND IMPUGNED FIRST INFORMATION REPORT DATED 09.05.2017 VIDE CRIME No.17/2017 REGISTERED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT IS AT ANNEXURE-C AND ALL SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDING PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)
It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner that the petitioner had challenged the Government Order, Source Report and FIR in the writ petition.
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lis survives. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as
withdrawn .
Sd/(ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE
Sd/(G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE
MH/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32
Sri. N. Raghumurthy
The State of Karnataka, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms
The State of Karnataka, Department of Home
The Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Urban Wing, Anti Corruption Bureau
The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Urban Wing, Anti Corruption Bureau
The Inspector of Police, Bengaluru Urban Wing, Anti Corruption Bureau
Anu Sivaraman
G Basavaraja
As recorded by the court registry
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