- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25707-DB WP No. 23296 of 2023 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. 23296 OF 2023 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA M.S. BUILDING, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MADHU KIRAN JAGGA, ADV. FOR SRI JOSEPH ANTHONY, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES (SERVICES-A) AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. SRI. C. S. RAVICHANDRAN S/O. SRI. C. SIDDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, O/O THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NO.2, QUALITY CONTROL SUB-DIVISION, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, VARUNA BHAVAN, MYSORE, R/AT DOOR NO.35, BEHIND ASHWINI CHOULTRY, Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25707-DB WP No. 23296 of 2023 NITHYANANDA ENCLAVE, SRIRAMPURAM, MYSORE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V SHIVA REDDY, AGA FOR R1 SRI RAGHAVENDRA G GAYATRI, ADV. FOR R2) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF A WRIT THEREBY QUASHING THE ORDER DATED 26 MARCH, 2021 PASSED BY THE KSAT AT BENGALURU IN APPLICATION NO.6594/2019 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. 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 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Petitioner, the Karnataka Lokayukta represented by its Registrar is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India aggrieved by order dated 26.03.2021 in Application No.6594/2019 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Bengaluru (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), allowing the application of respondent No.2, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25707-DB WP No. 23296 of 2023 quashing the articles of charge dated 05.09.2019 as well as order of entrustment of enquiry dated 02.08.2019. 2. Heard learned counsel Sri.Madhu Kiran Jagga for Sri.Joseph Anthony, learned counsel for petitioner, learned Additional Government Advocate Sri.V.Shiva Reddy for respondent No.1 and learned counsel Sri.Raghavendra G. Gayathri for respondent No.2. Perused the entire writ petition papers. 3. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the parties that the impugned order of entrusting enquiry dated 02.08.2019 and the articles of charge dated 05.09.2019 was the subject matter of Application No.6198/2019 and W.P.No.178/2022 in filed by Sri.R.C.Kemparaju. This Court by order dated 24.10.2024, dismissed the said writ petition of the Karnataka Lokayukta, confirming the order of the Tribunal quashing entrustment of enquiry order dated 02.08.2019 and consequent articles of charge dated 05.09.2019. ` - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25707-DB WP No. 23296 of 2023 4. In view of the order dated 24.10.2024 in W.P.No.178/2022, this writ petition shall have to be disposed of in the same terms. Accordingly, writ petition stands dismissed in terms of order dated 24.10.2024 in W.P.No.178/2022. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE NC CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7