- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19202-DB WP No. 6124 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 6124 OF 2020 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE STATE OF KARANTAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALRUU-560001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI.B RAVINDRANATH, AGA) AND: 1. SRI S SATYANARAYANA RAO S/O LATE S.SUBBARAO, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RETIRED EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, RESIDING AT NO.1855, SHRIVASTHSA, 1ST CROSS, 2ND MAIN, K BLOCK, KUVEMPUNAGAR, MYSORE DISTRICT-570023. 2. THE REGISTRAR OFFICER OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19202-DB WP No. 6124 of 2020 DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQURIES-10 OFFICE OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAY KUMAR V.B., ADV. FOR R1 R2 & R3 SERVED AND UNREPESENTED) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 04.01.2018 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BENGALURU IN A.NO.3251/2014 ANNEXURE-A AND CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN A.NO.3251/2014 ON THE FILE OF KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BENGALURU ANNEXURE-B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Heard learned Additional Government Advocate Sri.B.Ravindranath for petitioners and learned counsel Sri.Vijayakumar.V.B., for respondent No.1. Perused the entire writ petition papers. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19202-DB WP No. 6124 of 2020 2. The petitioners-State is before this Court questioning the order dated 04.01.2018 in Application No.3251/2014 on the file of the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Bengaluru (for short, ‘Tribunal’) whereunder order dated 17.01.2014 entrusting the enquiry to the Karnataka Lokayukta in exercise of power under Rule 14-A of the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957 is quashed with liberty to the State Government to take further action. 3. Learned counsel Sri.Vijayakumar.V.B., would submit that in exercise of liberty granted by the Tribunal, the State Government conducted enquiry and imposed punishment of withholding of pension to the extent of 5% for a period of five years. In that view of the matter, it is his submission that the present writ petition would no more survive for consideration. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19202-DB WP No. 6124 of 2020 4. Subsequently, if the State Government has conducted enquiry and penalty of withholding of 5% of pension for a period of five years is imposed as submitted by Sri.Vijayakumar.V.B., the learned counsel for the respondent the present writ petition would no more survive for consideration. 5. In the light of the above, writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE NC CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24