Sri. Srikantaiah v. Karnataka Upa Lokayukta-I
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC Bengaluru, WP No. 9977 of 2025 (GM-KLA), decided 01-06-2026; bench D K Singh (author) and Rajesh Rai K. Petitioners Srikantaiah and Ramesh H. L challenged a show cause notice dated 21.02.2025 under Section 7(2) Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 issued by Karnataka Upa Lokayuka-I. Court declined adjudication under Article 226 as notice was merely a show cause notice; disposed with liberty to reply within 15 days; Lokayukta to proceed in accordance with law; all contentions preserved for petitioners. Keywords: Lokayukta show cause notice, Section 7(2), certiorari, disposed with liberty.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to file a reply to the show cause notice within 15 days from the date of the order; thereafter the Lokayukta to proceed in accordance with law, with all contentions available to the petitioners in their defense during the proceedings.