Smt. Gayathri S v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: writ petition dismissed; certiorari; Articles 226 and 227; Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT); refusal of interim order upheld; departmental enquiry entrusted to Karnataka Lokayukta; Articles of Charge No.UPLOK2/DE/208/2025/ARE-8 dated 26.02.2026; entrustment order KAME 123 ADE 2025 dated 15.11.2025; prima facie case for interim stay absent; premature adjudication would leave nothing for Tribunal at disposal; posting at relevant time is factual aspect; Revenue Inspector and First Division Assistant, Kolar; AGA V. Shivareddy; counsel Kashinath J.D.; Bench S.G. Pandit and Dr. K. Manmadha Rao; contentions left open; applications No.2129/2026 and No.2347/2026 pending before Tribunal.
What did the court decide?
The petitioners have not made out a prima facie case for grant of interim stay as sought, and the Tribunal has rightly rejected the interim prayers.