- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:736 WP No. 15796 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO. 15796 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: MR. R SIDDAPPA S/O REVANNA SIDDAPPA AGE ABOUT 58 YEARS FORMERLY WORKING AS VETERINARY INSPECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, MADHURE HOBLI, NAGENAHALI DODDABALLAPUR TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT R/O NAGAENAHALLI KANNAMANGALA POST DODABALLAPURA TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-560115. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GORAWAR RAHUL RAMANAND, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIKAS SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE DEPARTMENT BENGALURU - 560001. 3. JOINT DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION ) ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:736 WP No. 15796 of 2024 BEERASANDRA, DEVANAHALLI TALUK BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562110. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. NAVEEN CHANDRASHEKHAR, AGA) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1) QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO.C¥À¸ÀA/¹§ÂA¢-¹(2)«ªÀ-24/2019-20 ¢£ÁAPÀ 03.03.223 AT ANNEXURE-K AND 2) DIRECT BY ISSUANCE OF WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT TO RELEASE THE FULL BACK WAGES FROM 24/07/2019 TO 10/06/2022 AND DECLARE THE SAID PERIOD AS ON DUTY OF THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT ORAL ORDER Petitioner, a retired Government servant i.e., Senior Veterinary Inspector of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Venterinary Sciences is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to quash Annexure-K, impugned endorsement dated 03.03.2023 and for a writ of mandamus to release full backwages from the period 24.07.2019 to 10.06.2022. 2. The petitioner being a retired Government servant is provided with alternate Forum under the State Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. When a statute - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:736 WP No. 15796 of 2024 provides for alternate Forum, normally, this Court would not entertain the writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. When a person is provided with alternative Statutory Forum, it is for the petitioner to approach the Forum created under 1985 Act. 3. Writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Administrative Tribunal established under the State Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 to redress his grievance. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE NC CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38