Keb Engineers Association v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
DPC meetings stalled for promotion to higher cadre; KPTCL/BESCOM Assistant Engineers (Electrical); Circular No.KPTCL/GMP/MADM(B5)/3/2025 dated 13.01.2025 (Annexure-J) quashed; Communication dated 16.11.2024 (Annexure-F) could not be sole basis; no reasons assigned; affected employees not heard; remitted for fresh reconsideration with opportunity to parties; Article 226; WP No.27983 of 2025 (S-RES); High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; S.R. Krishna Kumar, J.; decided 10 April 2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; impugned Circular at Annexure-J dated 13.01.2025 issued by respondent No.4 quashed; matter remitted back to respondent Nos.3 and 4 to reconsider afresh, bearing in mind the observations in the Order and after providing sufficient and reasonable opportunity to the petitioners and respondents. ¶¶117