- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20792-DB WP No. 6640 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 6640 OF 2026 (GM-RES-PIL) BETWEEN: 1. SRI CHETAN S/O. THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. 8-A 3RD MAIN, N.R. LAYOUT VIJINAPURA BENGALURU - 560 016 …PETITIONER (BY SRI HOLABASAPPA HALAKERI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIR DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL METROLOGY ROOM No.320, VIKASA SOUDHA DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE LOKAYUKTA AND UPA- LOKAYUKTA DR. B. R AMBEDKAR ROAD M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001 Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20792-DB WP No. 6640 of 2026 3. THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 4. THE SECRETARIES DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNELS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ROOM NO. 246, 2ND FLOOR VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 5. THE OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER DEPARTMENT LEGAL METROLOGY MAPANA SOUDHA, NO. 01 4TH FLOOR, ALI ASKER ROAD P.B. NO. 175 BENGALURU - 560 052 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1, 3, 4 & 5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH RULE 14(1) OF THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER, OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO INITIATE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, AGAINST SHRI C. GOVINDAPPA FOR HIS UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE FROM DUTY AND MISUSE OF OFFICIAL POWERS & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20792-DB WP No. 6640 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition as a Public Interest Litigation [PIL], inter alia, praying that directions be issued to respondents to take appropriate action against one Sri. C. Govindappa, who is not a party to the present petition. The petitioner alleges that Sri. C. Govindappa has misused his official position and has marked his attendance for 55 days from the period 21.04.2021 to 14.06.2021, while being absent. 2. The petition also indicates that a preliminary departmental enquiry was conducted. However, the petitioner alleges that there was no follow-up action and the said report has not been made available. The petitioner also states that he has made a complaint to the Lokayukta. 3. We do not consider it apposite to entertain the present petition. In our view, no substantial question of public interest is - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20792-DB WP No. 6640 of 2026 involved in the present petition. The same is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 2 Sl No.: 9