- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28834-DB WP No. 25443 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 25443 OF 2023 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA M S BUILDING DR. B R AMBEDKAR ROAD BANGALORE-560001 REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JOSEPH ANTHONY, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT M S BUILDING B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU -560001. 2. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST ARANYA BHAVANA 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE -560043. 3. SRI G HANUMANTHAIAH S/O G VEERANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RANGE FOREST OFFICER SEED UNIT, ALKOLA SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577204. Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28834-DB WP No. 25443 of 2023 ALSO AT R/AT REO’S QUARTERS ARATALU, HOSANAGARA TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 & 2) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT THEREBY QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 25.05.2022 IN A.NO-2816/2019 (ANNEXURE-A). THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) This writ petition is directed against the order dated 25.05.2022 in Application No.2816/2019 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Bengaluru (for short, ‘Tribunal’). 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate brings to the notice of this Court that the same impugned order was the subject matter of W.P.No.5345/2025 filed by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:28834-DB WP No. 25443 of 2023 State of Karnataka and this Court, by order dated 27.03.2023 rejected the said writ petition. 3. In view of dismissal of the writ petition questioning the very same order in W.P.No.5345/2023 by order dated 27.03.2023, nothing would remain for this Court to consider the present writ petition. 4. Accordingly, writ petition stands rejected. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE NC CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 24