The Karnataka Lokayukta v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
HC-KAR DB, 17.04.2026 — W.P. No.22318/2024 c/w W.P. No.8637/2023 (S-KSAT): Karnataka Lokayukta v. State of Karnataka, Sri Jayaram (Assistant Engineer) and Sri K.H. Venkatesh (Retired Junior Engineer). Challenge to KSAT orders in A.No.1349/2021 (dt. 02.09.2021) and A.No.3335/2022 (dt. 21.02.2023) quashing Articles of Charge dt. 10.06.2020 (UpaLok-2/DE/26/2020/ARE-10) against 9 DGOs and entrustment dt. 19.12.2019; charges held barred by Rule 214(2)(b)(ii) KCSR; disposed in terms of order dt. 23.06.2025 in W.P. No.19812/2023. Provisions: Articles 226, 227 Constitution of India; Rule No.214(2)(b)(ii) Karnataka Civil Service Rules.
What did the court decide?
No independent relief pronounced; both writ petitions disposed of in terms of the order dated 23.06.2025 in W.P. No.19812/2023, whereby this Court had rejected the Lokayuktha's petition against the Tribunal's quashing of the identical articles of charge.