- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29193-DB WP No. 22506 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH 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. 22506 OF 2025 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. REKHA B., W/O CHANDRAMURTHY P., AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, O/O INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, RANGE-02, GOKULA, No.1876, 3RD B MAIN, 7TH CROSS, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, YALAHANKA, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT -560065. R/A No.14TH BHADRA LANDMARK, 4TH MAIN ROAD, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, NEAR PRASANNA ANJANAYA TEMPLE, BENGALURU-560080. 2. SRI. SATEESHA N., S/O NAGENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE O/O RANGE-44, H.S.R LAYOUT, No.460, TEACHERS COLONY, VENKATAPURA, OUTER RING ROAD, BENGALURU-560035. R/A No. G1, J.S.K PARADISE, 8TH CROSS, 10TH MAIN ROAD, Digitally signed by VALLI MARIMUTHU Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29193-DB WP No. 22506 of 2025 MARUTHINAGAR, MALLESHAPALYA, BENGALURU -560075. 3. SMT. MADHUSUDANA L., S/O LAKSHMINARASIMHAPPA H., AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, O/O INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, RANGE-22, SAMPANGI RAMANAGAR, NIRMAN BHAVAN, GROUND FLOOR, DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD, 1ST BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU -560010. R/A No.66, OBALAPURA VILLAGE @ POST, SRIRAMPURA HOBLI, HORADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA-577542. 4. SRI. RANGAIAH M.P., S/O PARAPPA M.R., AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, O/O INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, JNANABHARATHI RANGE -18, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT -03. No.19, BAIREGOWDA LAYOUT, HAROHALLI, BENGALURU-560091. R/AT No.1161, 4TH FLOOR, 14TH MAIN, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, YELAHANKA, GKVK POST, BENGALURU-560065. 5. NETHRAVATHI P., D/O PARAMESHWARAPPA K., AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, O/O INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, RANGE-05, NANDINI LAYOUT, BENGALURU, URBAN DISTRICT-560001. No. 62, 3RD FLOOR, 3RD CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD, YASHWANTAPURA INDUSTRIAL SUBHURB-560022. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29193-DB WP No. 22506 of 2025 R/A No.206, 1ST CROSS, 1ST MAIN ROAD, ANANDAPPA LAYOUT, BENGALURU-560073. 6. SURESHA R.O., S/O ONKAR NAIK R., AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, O/O RANGE-28, JEEVANA BHIMA NAGAR RANGE, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT-05. No.542, 1ST FLOOR, 16TH CROSS, HAL 2ND STAGE, INDIRANAGARA -560038. R/A No.802, 8TH FLOOR, FALGUNI BLOCK, KURUBARAHALLI, BENGALURU-560086. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI V. LAKSHMINARAYANA, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SMT. ANUSHA L., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT (EXCISE), VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA, STATE EXCISE DEPARTMENT, REP. BY ITS EXCISE COMMISSIONER, TTMC BLOCK, BMTC BUILDING, BENGALURU 560027. 3. SRI. MOULALI TELI, S/O SAIFUDDIN, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, WORKING AS INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, O/O INSPECTOR OF EXCISE, MAHADEVAPURA RANGE-30, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29193-DB WP No. 22506 of 2025 BENGALURU-05. No.1354, D BLOCK, 60FEET ROAD, AECS LAYOUT, KUNDALAHALLI, BENGALURU-560037. R/O HOUSE No.185, SAIF MANZIL, RENUKA NAGAR, MANGULI ROAD, VIJAYAPURA -586109. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI REUBEN JACOB, AAG FOR SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 24/07/2025 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU, IN APPLICATION Nos.3368, 3369, 3370, 3371, 3373, 3374/2025 IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER CONCERNED PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL BENCH OF KAT, BANGALORE AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND ALLOW THE INTERIM PRAYER IN THE MAIN APPLICATION AND ETC. THIS WRIT 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 K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Heard Sri. V. Lakshminarayana, learned Senior Advocate for the petitioners and Sri. Reuben Jacob, learned AAG for respondent Nos.1 and 2. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29193-DB WP No. 22506 of 2025 2. Sri. V. Lakshminarayana, learned Senior Advocate for the petitioners at the outset submits that the petitioners would not press prayer No.1 made before the Tribunal and to that effect, petitioners have also filed a memo. 3. Sri. Reuben Jacob, learned AAG for respondent Nos.1 and 2 would submit that as the petitioners have given up prayer No.1 before the Tribunal, they could be granted interim order as granted in Application No.3407/2025 dated 24.07.2025. Further, learned AAG would submit that all other applications are posted to 31.07.2025 to hear the interim prayer and he requests that the application which are subject matter of the present writ petition shall also be listed on 31.07.2025 for hearing the interim prayer. 4. Learned Senior Advocate for the petitioners has no objection for the same. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. The petitioners would be - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29193-DB WP No. 22506 of 2025 entitled for interim order as granted in Application No.3407/2025. The interim order reads as under, "Considering the submission made by both parties, the applicant is directed to participate in the Counselling process as per Notification issued by the respondent authority and the respondents are directed not to pass any final order after the counseling held on 24.07.2025, in so far as the applicant is concerned until further orders." 5. The Tribunal is requested to hear the application involved in the present petition also on 31.07.2025. Consequently, order dated 24.07.2025 in Application Nos.3368-3374/2025 is modified to the above extent. All the contentions are left open. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE VBS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 25