- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32710-DB WP No. 8164 of 2019 C/W WP No. 8165 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT PETITION NO. 8164 OF 2019 (GM-KLA) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 8165 OF 2019 (GM-KLA) IN WP NO. 8164/2019 BETWEEN: 1. MRS. ROOPA A.T. W/O MR. N. SUHAS, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1527, 1ST MAIN ROAD, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, BANGALORE - 560 065. PRESENTLY WORKING AS ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE CHIKKABALLAPURA CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI G S VENKAT SUBBA RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32710-DB WP No. 8164 of 2019 C/W WP No. 8165 of 2019 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE UNDER SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, POLICE SERVICES-B, BANGALORE - 560 001. 3. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 4. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRIES -12 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 5. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PROSECUTION AND GOVERNMENT LITIGATION 6TH FLOOR, KAVERI BHAVAN K.G.ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001. 6. MR. H.T. RAVI S/O THIMMAIAH GOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT HONNAGUNDI SUNKADAHOLE POST, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PRATHIBHA R.K., AGA FOR R-1, R-2 & R-5; SRI VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R-3 & R-4; R-6 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32710-DB WP No. 8164 of 2019 C/W WP No. 8165 of 2019 QUASH THE IMPUGNED REPORT DATED 09.08.2018 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, RESPONDENT NO.3 HEREIN UNDER SECTION 12[3] OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA ACT, 1984 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. IN WP NO. 8165/2019 BETWEEN: 1. MRS. S KUMUDINI W/O MR. N.RAVINDRA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.3274, HOUSE NO.3, 3RD MAIN, 3RD CROSS, PC EXTENSION, KOLAR-563101 PRESENTLY WORKING AS ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, SHIDLAGHATTA-562105, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI G S VENKAT SUBBA RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001. 2. UNDER SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, POLICE SERVICES-B, BANGALORE-560001. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32710-DB WP No. 8164 of 2019 C/W WP No. 8165 of 2019 3. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 4. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRIES-12 KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 5. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PROSECUTION AND GOVERNMENT LITIGATION, 6TH FLOOR, KAVERI BHAVAN, K.G.ROAD, BANGALORE-560001. 6. MR. H T RAVI S/O THIMMAIAH GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS RESIDING AT HONNAGUNDI SUNKADAHOLE POST, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT-577201. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PRATHIBHA R.K., AGA FOR R-1, R-2 & R-5; SRI VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R-3 & R-4; R-6 IS SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED REPORT DATED 09.08.2018 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, RESPONDENT NO.3 HEREIN UNDER SECTION 12[3] OF THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA ACT, 1984 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32710-DB WP No. 8164 of 2019 C/W WP No. 8165 of 2019 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) These writ petitions arise out of the report submitted by the Karnataka Lokayukta under Section 12(3) of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 before the Government and the subsequent action taken by the Government in issuing the charge memo to the petitioners. 2. A writ petition challenging the charge memo by a similarly situated petitioner has been dismissed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court at Dharwad Bench, being Writ Petition No.100890/2022. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that in the said writ petition, the report of the Lokayukta under Section 12(3) was not under challenge and only the charge memo was under challenge. 4. We do not consider that such a fine distinction impacts the merits of the case. The charge memo has been issued in pursuance to the report of the Lokayukta. We do not want to take a - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:32710-DB WP No. 8164 of 2019 C/W WP No. 8165 of 2019 different view as taken by the Co-ordinate Bench in Writ Petition No.100890/2022. Therefore, these writ petitions are dismissed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE BKV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 56