- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:4637 WP No. 33292 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 33292 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: KEMPAHONNAIAH IAS GROUP A, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PASCHIM MIDNAPUR GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL - 721 101. AND ALSO AT CHOWDANAKUPPE, HULIYUDURGA, KUNIGAL, TUMKUR, KARNATAKA - 572 123. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BRIJESH KALAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, THROUGH SECRETARY, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 2. THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (MOSJE), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, ROOM NO.524(B-III), ANTYODAYA BHAWAN, CGO COMPLEX, NEW DELHI - 110 003. 3. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:4637 WP No. 33292 of 2024 OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 5TH FLOOR, NISD BUILDING, PLOT NO. G-2, SECTOR-10, NEW DELHI - 110 075. 4. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ROOM NO. 110,GATE II, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) QUASHING THE OFFICE ORDER DATED 19.04.2024, BEARING NO.22012/21/2021-AIS-I, VIDE ANNEX-A ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT, AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER The petitioner is aggrieved of an order at Annexure-A passed by the Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training and the petitioner is an IAS officer. If that is so, the petitioner will have to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal to redress his grievance. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:4637 WP No. 33292 of 2024 2. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed while reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. If the petitioner approaches the Central Administrative Tribunal, the time spent by the petitioner before this Court shall be taken into consideration. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16 CT: BHK