- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35081-DB WP No. 27070 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 27070 OF 2025 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SRI. RAMESH BABU. V S/O LATE VENKATARAMANA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, WORKING AS DEPUTY RANGE FOREST OFFICER, BENGALURU URBAN DIVISION, ARANYA BHAVAN, MALLESHWARAM 18TH CROSS, BENGALURU-560003. R/AT NO.21/1, OLD NO.379, 2ND FLOOR, 4TH CROSS, GOKULA, 1ST STAGE, 2ND PHASE, YESWANTHPURA, BENGALURU-560022. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYA KUMAR, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, FOREST, ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (HEAD OF FOREST FORCES), FOREST DEPARTMENT, Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35081-DB WP No. 27070 of 2025 ARANYA BHAVAN, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560 003. 3. THE HON'BLE UPALOKAYUKTA, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 4. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF ENQUIRY-4, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 & R2) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 23/07/2025 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU IN APPLICATION NO.5063/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION AND II) PASS SUCH OTHER ORDER. 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 K. V. ARAVIND ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Learned counsel Sri.Vijayakumar for the petitioner, after arguing the matter for some time seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the writ petition, with liberty to urge the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35081-DB WP No. 27070 of 2025 grounds raised herein as well as before the Tribunal, if the enquiry goes against the petitioner. 2. Request of the petitioner appears to be reasonable. 3. Only the ground that petitioner’s challenge to the amended charge is rejected by the Tribunal, the grounds raised herein shall not be foreclosed against the petitioner. 4. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of, with liberty to urge the grounds raised herein if the enquiry goes against the petitioner before the Tribunal as well as in further proceedings. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE MPK CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23