Suresh R, v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Suspension of Revenue Inspector, Greater Bengaluru Authority; reinstatement during pendency; petition disposed without adjudication; liberty to continue departmental enquiry; bar on fresh suspension on same cause of action; payment of subsistence allowance arrears and salary; Article 226; Rule 11 Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules 1957; Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (General Cadre and Recruitment of Officers and Employees) Rules 2020; WP No. 39392 of 2025 (S-DE); HC-KAR; NC: 2026:KHC:16710; Judge S.R. Krishna Kumar; order dated 24 March 2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of on the recorded submission that the petitioner had been reinstated; liberty reserved to respondents to continue any enquiry against the petitioner; respondents barred from passing a fresh order of suspension on the same cause of action; respondents directed to pay/clear subsistence-allowance arrears (if any) pending and any salary payable immediately upon receipt of a copy of the order.