- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:10896-DB WP No. 16286 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 16286 OF 2023 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VENKATESH S ARBATTI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS, PORTS AND INLAND WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) KARNATAKA, BENGALURU P.B NO. 5329, PARK HOUSE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. SRI. B.N. KANAKADAS S/O LATE H.D. NARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, RETD. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NO. 860, 1ST MAIN, 5TH STAGE, 2ND PHASE, BEML LAYOUT, RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BENGALURU-98. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B. RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SMT. MANJULA V.A., ADVOCATE FOR R3) Digitally signed by CHETAN B C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:10896-DB WP No. 16286 of 2023 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT THEREBY QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 18/01/2022 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU IN APPLICATION NO.3579/2021, AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT) Petitioner i.e., Registrar of Karnataka Lokayukta, is invoking the writ jurisdiction of this court for assailing State Administrative Tribunal’s order dated 18.1.2022 whereby, private respondents’ Application No.3579/2021 having been favoured, the subject disciplinary proceedings have been set at naught. 2. After service of notice, the official respondents 1 & 2 are represented by the learned AGA and the private respondent speaks through his counsel. It is brought to our notice a Coordinate Bench decision in W.P.No.10130/2022 (S-KSAT) between Registrar, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:10896-DB WP No. 16286 of 2023 Karnataka Tribunal vs. State & Another, disposed off on 19.12.2024, wherein the quashment of disciplinary proceedings by the Tribunal against a co-delinquent in Application No.6527/2020 has been upheld. Merely because the designation of the said co-delinquent is different from that of the petitioner, there cannot be elements of unmatchability in the fact matrix and legal position. In the above circumstances, this petition being devoid of merits, is liable to be and accordingly dismissed, costs having been made easy. Sd/- (KRISHNA S DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE DH/cbc List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5 CT:SNN