- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:295 WP No. 76 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO. 76 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. K. M. APPAJI S/O LATE MUDDIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT 100/A 3RD MAIN ROAD, 3RD CROSS RAGHAVENDRA NAGAR MYSORE - 570 011. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VAIBHAV RAVI MALIMATH, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA THROUGH THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT AND NODAL OFFICER, 2ND FLOOR, BMTC BUILDING, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560027 BY ADDITIONAL REGIONAL COMMISSIONER. 2. KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA THROUGH ITS ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR (ENQUIRIES-II). OFFICE OF THE LOKAYUKTA M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKHAR, AGA) Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:295 WP No. 76 of 2025 THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ENQUIRY REPORT DATED 03.07.2024 IN CASE NO. UPLOK- 1/DE/515/2018/ARE-11 PASSED BY THE R-2 IN SO FAR AS TO RELATES TO PETITIONER (ANNX-E) AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT ORAL ORDER The petitioner, a retired Revenue Inspector of Department of Revenue is before this Court, questioning the Enquiry Report dated 03.07.2024 as well as second show-cause notice dated 02.09.2024 (Annexure-H). 2. A government servant or [a retired government servant is provided with alternative Forum to redress their grievance under State Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. 3. In view of availability of alternative Forum for the petitioner to redress his grievance, I decline to entertain the writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:295 WP No. 76 of 2025 4. The present writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate Forum under State Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.’ Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE MPK CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19