- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13958-DB WP No. 106907 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT PETITION NO. 106907 OF 2023 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: 1. THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001. R/BY ITS REGISTRAR LOKAYUKTA. 2. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR ENQUIRIES-11, KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU 560001. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS B. NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MANJURADDI MARACHAREDDAR S/O TIRAKARADDI AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, JAMAKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT. R/O AT SARASWATHAPUR, REDDI COLONY, DHARWAD 580002. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, SHESHADARI ROAD, BENGALURU 560012. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ARAVIND D. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, PRL. GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R3) RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13958-DB WP No. 106907 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 10/06/2020 PASSED BY THE HON’BLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL BELAGAVI IN APPLICATION NO.7167 OF 2017 (PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-A); AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER FOR CONTINUATION OF THE DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRY AGAINST THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) This writ petition by the Karnataka Lokayukta represented by its Registrar/Addl. Registrar is directed against order dated 10.6.2020 in Application No.7167/2017, passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Belagavi1, whereunder the order of entrustment of enquiry dated 19.6.2017 and articles of charge dated 6.9.2017 were quashed. 2. Learned counsel Sri. Aravind D Kulkarni for respondent No.1 would submit that though the charge memo was quashed by the Tribunal, the petitioners/Lokayukta 1 For short ‘Tribunal’ - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13958-DB WP No. 106907 of 2023 proceeded with enquiry and submitted report and in pursuance of said report, respondent No.1 is exonerated from the charges leveled vide government order dated 27.2.2025 and the said government order is placed on record along with a memo dated 1.4.2025. 3. In view of exoneration of respondent No.1 by government order dated 27.2.2025, the present writ petition would no more survive for consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE JTR CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 0