- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15604-DB WP No. 29442 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 29442 OF 2025 (GM-KLA) BETWEEN: SRI. MAYAKANNA NAYAK M., S/O LATE MADHUNAYAK, AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT 3RD CROSS, NEAR BEVINARA MANJUNATHA NAGAR, TUMAKURU WORKING AS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (E) MADHUGIRI, SUB-DIVISION, MADHUGIRI TALUK MADHUGIRI - 572 132. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. C. S MADHU., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT ENERGY GOVENMENT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. UPA LOKAYUKTA, M.S. BUILDING, Digitally signed by REKHA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15604-DB WP No. 29442 of 2025 DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR BEEDI, BENGALURU - 560 001. REP BY THE REGISTRAR 3. THE DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES) AND DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY, THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LTD CAUVERY BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.G.S. ARUNA, HCGP FOR R1, SRI. VENKATESH S. ARABATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R2, SRI. SHIRISH KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS UNDER ARTICLES 226 @ 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO PASS AN ORDER OR DIRECTION PARTICULARLY IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY QUASHING THE ORDER OF HON'BLE UPA LOKAYUKTHA BEARING No.COMPLAINT/UPA- LOK/BD/1324/2021/POARE-18 DATED:14.05.2025 SHOWN AT ANNEXURE-N. AS THE SAME IS WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF LAW AND PASS AN ORDER OR DIRECTION PARTICULARLY IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE KPTCL TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS ISSUED BY THE CO-ORDINATE BENCH OF THIS HONBLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION No. 16791/2023 DATED 16.10.2024 SHOWN AS ANNEXURE-P AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15604-DB WP No. 29442 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) This writ petition has been filed impugning the order bearing No.Complaint/Upa-Lok/BD/1324/ 2021/POARE-18 dated 19.05.2025, whereby challenging the notice dated 14.05.2025 issued to the petitioner vide Annexure-N, asking his response for initiating the proceedings in pursuance to the entrustment order under Regulation 14(A)(1) of the Karnataka Electricity Board (Classification, Disciplinary, Control and Appeal) Regulations, 1987 was rejected. 2. The only ground which has been taken in the writ petition is that the Regulation 14(A) has been struck down by the learned Single Judge in judgment dated 16.10.2024 in W.P.No.16791/2023 c/w W.P.No.22476/2021, which has been over ruled by the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15604-DB WP No. 29442 of 2025 Division Bench of this Court by the judgment and order dated 17.02.2026 in W.A.No.15/2025 c/w W.A.No.19/2025 & W.A.No.266/2025. 3. We therefore, find no ground to interfere in the ongoing proceedings before Upa-Lokayukta against the petitioner in pursuance of the entrustment order and therefore, we dismiss the writ petition without cost. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE RR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33 ct-vn