Sri Dharanendra Swamy K S v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WRIT PETITION NO.21840/2022 (S-KSAT); Article 227 certiorari against KSAT Application No.2045/2020 (dt. 21.10.2020) and Review Application No.10/2021 (dt. 22.06.2021); dismissal of Police Head Constable 270 for aiding escape of arrested Constable D.Suresh from Basavanahalli Police Station custody and assaulting Sentry Ningegowda; Rule 6 and Rule 6(9)(b), Karnataka State Police (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules, 1965; Disciplinary Authority's disagreement with Enquiry Officer's findings; second show-cause notice dated 17.03.2020; P.W.15 evidence; preponderance of probabilities in departmental proceedings; irrelevance of name-drop in criminal charge sheet; Bench: S.G. Pandit and K.V. Aravind; decided 21.11.2025.
What did the court decide?
Answer to point (a): the reasons recorded by the Disciplinary Authority for disagreeing with the Enquiry Officer's findings are in accordance with Rule 6(9)(b) of the 1965 Rules and are sufficient; the Court would not go into the sufficiency or otherwise of the reasons.