- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39101-DB WP No. 26138 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI WRIT PETITION NO. 26138 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY (REGD.) A TRUST REGISTERED UNDER THE TRUST ACT, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.23, 2ND FLOOR, NEHRU NAGAR MAIN ROAD, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560002. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI MAHESH KUMAR G, S/O GURUSWAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, MOBILE NO.6360767134 EMAIL. cfpaganesh@gmail.com AADHAAR NO.812503780591 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HALASHETTY JAGADISH SIDRAMAPPA, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560001. Digitally signed by SUMATHY KANNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39101-DB WP No. 26138 of 2025 2. SMT DEEPA CHOLAN SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001 3. SMT. BHAGYA DEPUTY SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001 4. SRI MANJUNATH UNDER SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE ANY APPROPRIATE WRIT/ORDER 01. DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS 2, 3 AND 4 TO IMMEDIATELY GIVE POSTING TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ON COMPULSORY WAITING UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; 02. TO APPOINT AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY TO ASCERTAIN THE ACTUAL LOSSES INCURRED TO THE STATE EXCHEQUER IN THE LAST 5 YEARS DUE TO COMPULSORY WAITING AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39101-DB WP No. 26138 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M.KHAZI ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present public interest litigation, inter alia praying that directions be issued to respondent Nos.2 to 4 to give posting to all the employees who are waiting for their posting under their jurisdiction in Urban Development Department. 2. The petitioner submits that several officers are idle and awaiting posting orders. They are not assigned any work, resulting in loss to the state exchequer. 3. The present petition is founded on a newspaper report. The petitioner also states that he has collected extensive data to substantiate the aforesaid allegations. 4. In view of the above, we consider it apposite to dispose of the present petition by directing the respondents to examine the issue raised by the petitioner. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39101-DB WP No. 26138 of 2025 5. The petitioner is also at liberty to furnish the data collected by it to respondent No.1. 6. The Petition is disposed of with the aforesaid direction. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (J.M.KHAZI) JUDGE KG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10