- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39354-DB WP No. 30077 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K WRIT PETITION NO. 30077 OF 2025 (S-CAT) BETWEEN: SRI J ARUN CHAKRAVARTHY IPS (KN: 1995) SON OF SRI J. MUNEYYA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, DGP & CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR KARNATAKA STATE POLICE HOUSING & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED NO.59, RICHMOND ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 025 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.S. RAJAGOPAL, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. H. MUJTABA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (DPAR) GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39354-DB WP No. 30077 of 2025 VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. SRI ALOK KUMAR IPS (KN -1994) SON OF LATE MURALIDHAR THAKUR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, ADGP, TRAINING, CARLTON HOUSE CID OFFICE, PALACE ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. 4. SRI UMESH KUMAR IPS(KN: 1995) FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, DGP, RECRUITMENT, #2, STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. REUBEN JACOB, AAG ALONG WITH SMT. NAVYA SHEKAR, AGA FOR R1 & R2, SRI. DHYAN CHINNAPPA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. PRADYUMNA L NARASIMHA, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.465/2025 PENDING BEFORE THE HON'BLE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU, AND AFTER PERUSAL TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED INTERIM ORDER DATED 18/09/2025 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU IN ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.465/2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39354-DB WP No. 30077 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent Nos.1 and 2. 2. Sri.Pradyumna L. Narasimha, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent No.3. 3. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs, "(a) call for the entire records of the Original Application No.465/2025 pending before the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru, and after perusal to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction quashing the impugned interim order dated 18.09.2025 passed by the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru in Original Application No.465/2025 vide Annexure-'A'. (b) issue such other Writs, Direction and Orders as this court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case; and; in the interest of justice and equity." - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39354-DB WP No. 30077 of 2025 4. What is challenged is the order dated 18.09.2025 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru, staying the order dated 12.09.2025 by virtue of which the petitioner and one other Mr. Umesh Kumar had been promoted to the post of Director General of Police with the petitioner being posted as Chairman and Managing Director, Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation limited. 5. The apprehension on part of Sri. P.S.Rajagopal, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner is that, in view of the stay of the order dated 12.09.2025, the petitioner occupying the post of the Director General of Police and Chairman and Managing Director, Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development Corporation limited, there is a possibility of his post being disturbed and or that the if he were to continue in the said post, contempt proceedings would be brought about by - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39354-DB WP No. 30077 of 2025 respondent No.3 in whose petition, the order dated 18.09.2025 has been passed. 6. Sri. Dhyan Chinnappa, learned Senior Counsel appearing for respondent No.3 would however submit that respondent No.3 has in principal no objection for the petitioner to continue in the said post. However, as regards the promotion of the petitioner to the post of Director General of Police, the same would have to be considered by the Central Administrative Tribunal in the proceedings which are pending before the Tribunal. 7. In that view of the matter, they cannot be any particular grievance for the petitioner insofar as the interim order is concerned. Since the petitioner would continue in the post and the promotion of the petitioner would have to be decided by the Central Administrative Tribunal. No orders being required to be passed except to take on record the submission of - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39354-DB WP No. 30077 of 2025 the Sri.Dhyan Chinnappa, learned Senior Counsel on record. 8. The petition stands disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 8