Sri. Udaya Singh Govind Singh, v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
BESCOM Assistant Powerman/Assistant Lineman suspension quashed; marks card verification not genuine; prolonged suspension without written extension; proviso Rule 10(5)(b) Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules 1957; Ajay Kumar Choudhary (2015) 7 SCC 291 suspension transitory short duration; W.A.No.261/2020 Division Bench reinstatement direction parity; charge memos 14.03.2025; enquiry officer retired district judge Smt. Premavathi Managoli; reinstatement with consequential benefits subject to enquiry outcome within eight weeks; writ of certiorari Articles 226 and 227; WP No. 315/2025; WP No. 16962/2025; Madhugiri division Tumkur; Karnataka High Court 19.06.2026.
What did the court decide?
Both writ petitions allowed; impugned orders (suspension orders and charge memos) quashed; Disciplinary Authority directed to hold further enquiry and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law; Smt. Premavathi Managoli, Retired District Judge, appointed enquiry officer to enquire into the marks cards and submit a report within six months; respondents directed to reinstate the petitioners with all consequential benefits within eight weeks, such benefits subject to the outcome of the enquiry; all contentions kept open; pending applications disposed.