Sri. Shekarappa Bj @ Shekara Jamakhandi, v. the Principal Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Judge: Ashok S. Kinagi; decided 12-06-2026. WP No. 17393 of 2026 (S-RES); petitioner Shekarappa B J @ Shekara Jamakhandi, Senior Lab Technician, Financial Control and Monitoring Office, KVAFSU, Bidar; respondents include Principal Secretary (Animal Husbandry and Fisheries), KVAFSU through Registrar, Commissioner AH&VS, and Finance Comptroller KVAFSU; counsel: Niroop Sukirthy V for T.S. Venkatesh (petitioner), G. Ramesh Naik AGA (respondents). Challenged suspension order dated 29.05.2026 of Registrar KVAFSU (Annexure A) under Articles 226/227 seeking certiorari. Disposition: dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach the Kalaburagi Bench; documents to be returned; pending applications disposed. No precedent cited, no merits adjudicated — carries no ratio usable on suspension law.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to present it before the Bench at Kalaburagi; Registry directed to return the original/certified copy of documents produced by the petitioner after retaining a photocopy; pending applications, if any, disposed of accordingly.