Assistant Executive Engineer challenged Upa-Lokayukta notice initiating proceedings on an entrustment order, relying on a Single Judge ruling striking down Regulation 14(A). Since that ruling was overruled by a Division Bench, the court found no ground to interfere and dismissed the petition without costs.
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NC: 2026:KHC:15604-DB WP No. 29442 of 2025
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
WRIT PETITION NO. 29442 OF 2025 (GM-KLA)
BETWEEN:
SRI. MAYAKANNA NAYAK M., S/O LATE MADHUNAYAK, AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT 3RD CROSS,
NEAR BEVINARA MANJUNATHA NAGAR, TUMAKURU
Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka
WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (E) MADHUGIRI, SUB-DIVISION, MADHUGIRI TALUK MADHUGIRI - 572 132.
(BY SRI. C. S MADHU., ADVOCATE)
AND:
…PETITIONER
HC-KAR
DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR BEEDI, BENGALURU - 560 001. REP BY THE REGISTRAR
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.G.S. ARUNA, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R2, SRI. SHIRISH KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R3)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS UNDER ARTICLES 226 @ 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER OR DIRECTION PARTICULARLY IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY QUASHING THE ORDER OF HON'BLE UPA LOKAYUKTHA BEARING No.COMPLAINT/UPALOK/BD/1324/2021/POARE-18 DATED:14.05.2025 SHOWN AT ANNEXURE-N. AS THE SAME IS WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF LAW AND PASS AN ORDER OR DIRECTION PARTICULARLY IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE KPTCL TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE CO-ORDINATE BENCH OF THIS HONBLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION No. 16791/2023 DATED 16.10.2024 SHOWN AS ANNEXURE-P AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
NC: 2026:KHC:15604-DB WP No. 29442 of 2025
HC-KAR
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH)
This writ petition has been filed impugning the order bearing No.Complaint/Upa-Lok/BD/1324/ 2021/POARE-18 dated 19.05.2025, whereby challenging the notice dated 14.05.2025 issued to the petitioner vide Annexure-N , asking his response for initiating the proceedings in pursuance to the entrustment order under Regulation 14(A)(1) of the Karnataka Electricity Board (Classification, Disciplinary, Control and Appeal) Regulations, 1987 was rejected.
NC: 2026:KHC:15604-DB WP No. 29442 of 2025
HC-KAR
Division Bench of this Court by the judgment and order dated 17.02.2026 in W.A.No.15/2025 c/w W.A.No.19/2025 & W.A.No.266/2025.
therefore, we dismiss the writ petition without cost.
Sd/(D K SINGH) JUDGE
Sd/(T.M.NADAF) JUDGE
RR
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33 ct-vn
1 issue framed by the court
Whether disciplinary proceedings before the Upa-Lokayukta under Regulation 14(A)(1) entrustment could be interfered with when the Single Judge ruling striking down the Regulation stood overruled by th
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3 provisions across 2 enactments
SRI. MAYAKANNA NAYAK M.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT ENERGY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
UPA LOKAYUKTA, REP BY THE REGISTRAR
THE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) AND DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY, THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LTD
D K SINGH
T.M.NADAF
As recorded by the court registry
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