- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7448-DB WP No. 103545 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO.103545 OF 2025 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: H. MALLIKARJUNA S/O. H. ERANNA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT NO.64, MOKA ROAD, NEAR HULIGEMMA TEMPLE, SHIVAPURA VILLAGE, BALLARI TALUK, BALLARI DISTRICT-583117. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. RAGHAVENDRA RAO AND V. VIDYA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF MINORITIES, HAJ AND WAKF, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. SCHEDULED TRIBES WELFARE DEPARTMENT, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 3. KARNATAKA MAHARSHI VALMIKI SCHEDULED TRIBES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, BALLARI DISTRICT-583101, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T. HANUMAREDDY, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED RELIEVING ORDER PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 IN NO.KaMaVaaPaPumANi/Si&Aa/2022- 23/664(A) DATED 31.05.2025 FOUND AT ANNEXURE-M & ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7448-DB WP No. 103545 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS) Learned Addl. Government Advocate takes notice for respondents No.1 and 2. 2. Notice to the respondent No.3 is not necessary for the following reasons. 3. The petitioner, being aggrieved of the order bearing No.PÀªÀĪÁ¥À¥ÀAC¤/¹&D/2022-23/664(A), dated 31.05.2025 passed by the respondent No.3 is before this Court. 4. Although we are not inclined to entertain the Writ Petition, since the grievance of the petitioner, who is admittedly a Government Servant, is required to be redressed before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, nevertheless learned counsel for petitioner has brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner has already approached the Tribunal and the interim prayer - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:7448-DB WP No. 103545 of 2025 made by the petitioner is not yet considered. In the meanwhile, relieving order has been issued. 5. Learned counsel submits that though the relieving order is dated 31.05.2025, same has been sent to the petitioner through e-mail on 03.06.2025. Learned counsel submits that the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal Bench at Belagavi sits only on Mondays. Therefore, having no other option, this Writ Petition has been filed. 6. Consequently, we dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents not to give effect to the relieving order dated 31.05.2025 till 16.06.2025 to enable the petitioner to make an Interlocutory Application before the Tribunal and the Tribunal shall consider the same on 16.06.2025. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE NAA / CT: UMD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36