Writ petition challenging a Karnataka Lokayukta enquiry report was disposed of as infructuous after counsel submitted that the enquiry had since been completed and the petitioner was exonerated of all charges.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 46685 OF 2019 (GM-KLA)
BETWEEN:
SRI. L. MEGHA NAIK S/O LATE THAVARYA NAIK AGED ABOUT 54 YEAS WORKING AS ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR OFFICE OF ASST. COMMISSIONER OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORATE BANGALORE NORTH RESIDING AT NO.10 3RD CROSS, 5TH MAIN CPV BLOCK, GANGANAGAR BENGALURU-560 032
…PETITIONER
Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SMT. K. RASHMI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. M. SUBRAMANYA BHAT, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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M.S.BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560 001
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. BHOJEGOWDA T. KOLLER, AGA FOR R1; SRI. ASHWIN S. HALADY, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER AND QUASH REPORT DTD 16.1.2018 PREPARED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNEXURE-D, AS THE SAME IS IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA ACT, 1984 BESIDES BEING VIOLATIVE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL JUSTICE.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT
and
HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT)
Learned counsel Smt.Rashmi K., for Sri Subramanya
Bhat M., appearing on behalf of petitioner submits that this Writ Petition no more survives for consideration since
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the enquiry is already conducted and the petitioner is exonerated of the charges.
become infructuous.
Sd/(S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE
Sd/(RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE
Sk/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri L. Megha Naik
The State of Karnataka, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Rural Development & Panchayath Raj
The Karnataka Lokayukta, rep. by its Registrar
S.G. Pandit
Ramachandra D. Huddar
As recorded by the court registry
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