- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2299-DB WP No. 202429 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K NATARAJAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL WRIT PETITION NO.202429 OF 2022 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, M.S. BUILDINGS, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 2. ADDL. REGISTRAR (ENQUIRIES-6) KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, M.S. BUILDINGS, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUBHASH MALLAPUR, ADVOCATE) AND: Digitally signed by NIJAMUDDIN JAMKHANDI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2299-DB WP No. 202429 of 2022 SRI. JAGANATH MAJJAGE S/O SHANKARAPPA MAJJAGE, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC: PMGSY (RDPR) BASAVAKALYAN, BIDAR DISTRICT, R/O. H.NO.8-10-1/21 (OLD), 8-10-12 (NEW) ”TEJJAMMA NIVAS”, AKKAMAHADEVI COLONY, (RANGA MANDIRA NEAR), BIDAR-585401. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. AVINASH A. UPLOANKAR AND SRI. RAVI K. ANOOR, ADVOCATES) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT THEREBY QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 20.01.2022 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT KALABURGI IN APPLICATION NO.20953/2021, AS PER ANNEXURE-A. B) AWARD THE COST OF THIS WRIT PETITION AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2299-DB WP No. 202429 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K NATARAJAN AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer :- “Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction in the nature of a writ thereby quashing the order dated 20.01.2022 passed by the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal at Kalaburgi in Application No.20953/2021, as per Annexure-A.” 02. The learned counsel for the petitioners at the outset submits that the subject matter of this petition was the notice issued to the respondent by the petitioners, which was set-aside by the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal. It is further submitted that subsequently the Department has conducted the Departmental Enquiry against the respondent and passed punishment order on 27.09.2022. In view of the same, present petition would not survive for consideration. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2299-DB WP No. 202429 of 2022 03. In view of the said submission, the present writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (K NATARAJAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE KJJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36 CT:SI