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Sri Chandramurthy P v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC14 Oct 2025WP/30606/2025

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Karnataka High Court writ petition under Article 227 by two Excise Inspectors challenging KSAT Bengaluru order dated 25.09.2025 in OA No. 3407/2025 and the consequential portion covering their applications OA Nos. 3413/2025 and 3411/2025; Tribunal had dismissed their transfer-challenge applications, under challenge in W.P.Nos. 30951/2025 and 30924/2025; petition disposed of with liberty to canvass all grounds there; transfer dispute, certiorari, disposal with liberty.

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Liberty to the petitioners to canvass all grounds in W.P.No.30951/2025 and W.P.No.30924/2025. ¶41

Sri Chandramurthy P Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD

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AND

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 30606 OF 2025 (S-KSAT)

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BETWEEN:

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SRI CHANDRAMURTHY P S/O PADMANAIK AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS

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Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka

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WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE O/AT RANGE NO.01, YELAHANKA BUD-01, NO. 1876, 1^ST FLOOR 7^TH CROSS, 3^RD B MAIN JUDICIAL LAYOUT, YELAHANKA BENGALURU - 560 065. R/AT NO. 14, BHADRA LANDMARK 4^TH MAIN ROAD, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT NEAR PRASANNA ANJENEYA TEMPLE BENGALURU - 560 086. 2. SMT. SOWMYA N.M W/ MANJUNATH B AGGED ABOUT 42 YEARS WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE O/AT RANGE NO.40, KORMANGALA BUD -07, NO. 572, 6^TH F CROSS BENGALURU 560 034 R/AT NO. 3P 5/2 #335 MUTHURAYA SWAMY LAYOUT HULIMAVU, BENGALURU -560 076. …PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. V. LAKSHMINARYANA., SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. KESHAVAMURTHY H B.,ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

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REP. BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETRARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT (EXCISE) VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-550001.

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STATE OF KARNATAKA, 2 STATE RECISE DEPARTAMENT REP, BY ITS EXCISE COMMISSIONER TTMC BLOCK, EMTC

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HC-KAR

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BULIDING

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SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU 500027.

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THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER (ADMIN), OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, TTMC BLLOCK, BMTC BUILDING, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 027.

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SRI. SOMASIVEKARA W R S/O LATE RAMAPPA M AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE RANGE NO. 24. ASHOKNAG BUD 04, MONARCH CHAMBERS NO. 122/2, 5^TH FLOOR, INFANTRY ROAD BENGALURU-560001 R/A NO. 106., VAISHNAVI RATHNAM APARTMENT. QBLOCK, JALAHALLI CROSS, BENGALURU-560057.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI.RUBEN JACOB., AAG A/W SRI. V. SHIVA REDDY, AGA FOR R1 TO R3)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 25.09.2025 PASSED IN OA No-3407/2025 (ANNEXURE-A) BY THE KSAT BENGALURU AND QUASH THAT PORTION OF THE ORDER DATED 25.09.2025 WHICH INCLUDES THE NAME AND APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONERS i.e., OA No-3413/2025 AND OA No3411/2025 AT SERIAL No.5 AND 7 AS PER (ANNEXURE-J) IN THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT PURSUANT TO THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HONBLE TRIBUNAL IN O.A No-3407/2025 DATED ON 25.09.2025 (ANNEXURE-A).

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

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HC-KAR

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ORAL ORDER

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(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD)

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The petitioners are before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru [for short, 'the Tribunal' ] with their applications as against the decision to transfer them, and when these applications are pending, the Tribunal has disposed of a similar application filed by another applicant. The petitioners have filed this petition calling in question the Tribunal's orders in such application apprehending that there would be a similar order even in their applications resulting in immediate precipitous orders.

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Sri V. Lakshminarayana and Sri M.S.

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Bhagwath, the learned Senior counsels for the petitioners, and Sri Reuben Jacob, the learned Additional Advocate General for the State who appears on behalf of Sri V.Shiva Reddy, the learned Additional Government Advocate who accepts notice

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HC-KAR

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for these respondents, are heard. It is now stated in unison that the Tribunal has decided the petitioners' applications in OA Nos.3413/2025 and 3411/2025 and the Tribunal's order dismissing these petitioners'

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applications is called in question in W.P.No.30951/2025 and W.P.No.30924/2025

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respectively. This Court is of the view that this petition must be disposed of with liberty to these petitioners to canvass all grounds in the petitions in W.P.No.30951/2025 and W.P.No.30924/2025.

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The petition stands disposed of with liberty as

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aforesaid.

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Sd/(B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE

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Sd/(T.M.NADAF) JUDGE

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Sri Chandramurthy P v. the State of Karnataka

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