- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5687 WP No. 34004 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT WRIT PETITION NO.34004 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. V. DHANALAKSHMI, D/O LATE VENKATESH N AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT LOKARARA VILLAGE KOTTATHI HOBLI MANDYA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571478 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRIDHARA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. SHASHI KUMAR V S/O LATE VENKATESH N AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 2. SRI. SRINIVAS S/O LATE VENKATESH N AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS BOTH ARE RESIDING AT CHIKKAMULAGUDU VILLAGE KIRUGAVALKU HOBLI Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5687 WP No. 34004 of 2024 MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571424 3. THE DIRCTOR GENERAL OF POLICE COMMANDANT GENERAL HOME GUARDS AND CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR GRUHARAKSHSDA OFFICE NO.85, ANNASWAMY MODALIAR ROAD HARMIT COLONY SHIVAN CHITTI GARDEN BENGALURU - 560042 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHIVAPRABHU HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-3 TO DISBURSE THE DEATH BENEFITS OF LATE VENKATESH N ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THE LAWFUL ENTITLEMENT OF EACH LEGAL HEIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AS ANNX-D DTD. 15.10.2024. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5687 WP No. 34004 of 2024 ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the death benefits of the deceased one N.Venkatesh, who was working as Deputy Commandant in the 3rd respondent's office. The deceased was a Government Servant and petitioner is claiming death benefits of the said Government Servant. For such grievance, Special Forum is created under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. When a Special Forum is created under a Statute, normally this Court would not exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate Forum. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE SMJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14