- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26145-DB WP No. 15708 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO.15708 OF 2024 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: THE REGISTRAR KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MALLIKARJUN REDDY K. S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. V. C. BASAVARAJEGOWDA S/O CHOWDE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS SENIOR LECTURER, DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR – 572 101. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) REPRESENTED BY ITS Digitally signed by MADHUSHREE H Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26145-DB WP No. 15708 of 2024 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 3. SRI. S. NAGARAJU, S/O LATE G. SRINIVASAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.27/28, 9TH CROSS, PARIMALANAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 096. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V. SHIVA REDDY, AGA FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 & 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 ORDER DATED 24/09/2020 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BANGALORE IN APPLICATION NO.6539/2017, AS PER ANNEXURE-C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26145-DB WP No. 15708 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Petitioner – Karnataka Lokayukta represented by its Registrar is before this Court under Article 226 of Constitution of India questioning the correctness and legality of order dated 24.09.2020 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru (in short, ‘the Tribunal’) in Application No.6539/2017 (Annexure - C). 2. Heard Sri.Mallikarjun Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.V.Shiva Reddy, learned AGA for respondent No.2 and perused the entire writ petition papers. 3. It is noticed that the impugned order dated 24.09.2020 in Application No.6539/2017 passed by the Tribunal was subject matter of the writ petition No.5827/2022 filed by the State of Karnataka. The said - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26145-DB WP No. 15708 of 2024 writ petition was dismissed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court by order dated 23.05.2022. 4. On considering the contentions raised by the State, when the writ petition filed by the State challenging the very same order is dismissed, entertaining the present writ petition filed by Lokayukta would not arise. Hence, in terms of the order dated 23.05.2022 in W.P.No.5827/2022, the present writ petition also stands dismissed. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE MH/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12