Balalingaraju T M v. State of Karnataka
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What is this about?
Suspension of municipal employee; reinstatement during pendency; disposal without merits; liberty to continue departmental enquiry; bar on fresh suspension on same cause of action; payment of subsistence allowance arrears and salary dues. Actors: Balalingaraju T.M. (petitioner, Second Division Assistant); State of Karnataka Urban Development Department; Greater Bengaluru Authority; Deputy Commissioner (Administration). Instruments: Article 226 Constitution of India; Rule 11 Karnataka Civil Services (Classification Control & Appeal) Rules, 1957; Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (General Cadre and Recruitment of Officers and Employees) Rules, 2020; suspension No.B12(1)PR/08/25-26 dated 02.12.2025. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar; HC-KAR; WP No. 36709 of 2025 (S-RES); NC: 2026:KHC:16710. Relevant for advocates citing protective directions where courts dispose of suspension-quashing petitions upon reinstatement.