- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21691 WP No. 17741 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 17741 OF 2025 (KLR-RES) BETWEEN: R. JAYASHANKAR, S/O. RAMASHETTY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT NO.58, 'UNNATHI', BGS LAYOUT, JAKKUR MAIN ROAD, AMRUTHAHALLI, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SRI C.M. NAGABHUSHAN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI VENKATA REDDY S K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR KORATAGERE TALUK, KORATAGERE, TUMKUR DIST - 572 129. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SIDDHARTH BABURAO, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE AN ORDER OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI, BY QUASHING THE NOTICE DTD-30.05.2025 BEARING NO.IND/CR/.03/25-26, ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT HEREIN, VIDE ANNEXURE-A, B) CONSEQUENTLY, DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO DROP ALL THE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS INITIATED IN PURSUANT TO IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 30.05.2025 BEARING NO.IND/CR/.03/25-26 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AGAINST THE PETITIONER, ISSUING A DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS AND ETC., Digitally signed by SHARMA ANAND CHAYA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21691 WP No. 17741 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, petitioner is assailing the Notice bearing No.IND/CR/03/25-26 dated 30.05.2025 (Annexure-A) issued by the respondent No.2, interalia, sought for direction to drop all the further proceedings initiated pursuant to the impugned Notice at (Annexure-A) against the petitioner. 2. Heard, Sri. C.M. Nagabhushan, Advocate for Sri. Venkata Reddy S.K., learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Siddharth Babu Rao, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents - State. 3. Having taken note of the factual aspects on record, the impugned notice issued by the respondent No.2 is in the nature of taking penal action against the petitioner. In that view of the matter, the said notice be considered as Show Cause Notice and the petitioner is permitted to file reply/objection to the Notice at Annexure-A within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Thereafter, reply/objection that may be made by the petitioner - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21691 WP No. 17741 of 2025 to the Notice at Annexure-A, shall be considered by the respondents authorities in accordance with law. Till the consideration of reply/objections to the Notice at Annexure-A, no precipitative action shall be taken against the petitioner by the respondents authorities. With this observation, writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE GRD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49