- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3336 WP No. 28117 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO.28117 OF 2024 (S-DIS) BETWEEN: SRI. BASAVARAJU B.G. S/O. H.G. RUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT HOUSE NO 12, 1ST MAIN ROAD, VAISHANVI LAYOUT, VIDAYRANYAPURA, BANGALORE -97 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINIVAS V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT (LAND SURVEY), M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF LAND REVENUE, SURVEY SETTLEMENT AND LAND RECORDS, REVENUE BUILDING, KR CIRCLE, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SHIVA REDDY, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED. 29.12.2022 BEARING NO. SSLR/ADM/15011/48/2017 ISSUED BY THE R-2 i.e., THE COMMISSIONER SERVICE SETTLEMENT AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT BANGALORE VIDE ANNEXURE-F TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3336 WP No. 28117 of 2024 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 Surveyor belonging to the Revenue Department of State Government is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, questioning the order bearing No.SSLR/ADM/15011/48/2017 dated 29.12.2022 (Annexure-F), by which the petitioner is dismissed from service. 2. Heard Sri. V.Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. V.Shivareddy, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Perused the writ petition papers. 3. On hearing the learned counsels for the parties, I decline to entertain the writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, since the petitioner is a Government Servant holding Civil Post and for redressal of his grievance he is provided with alternative Forum established under the State Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (for short '1985 Act'). - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3336 WP No. 28117 of 2024 4. Since the petitioner is provided with alternative Forum for redressal of his grievance, writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Forum created under the 1985 Act. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE SMJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9