WP/29168/2023 of SRI NARASHIMA MURTHY Vs SRI S N RAVI KEERTHI on 12 August 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT

AND

THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO

WRIT PETITION NO. 29168 OF 2023 (S-KSAT)

BETWEEN:

SRI NARASHIMA MURTHY

AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS

S/O DHANAPALE GOWDA

ORIGINALLY DESIGNATED AS

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT

PURA SABHA, TOWN MUNICIPAL OFFICE

NEAR GANESHA TEMPLE, HOSADURGA

CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577527

NOW WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER

RAMMANAHALLI PATTANA PANCHAYATH

RAMMANAHALLI TOWN PANCHAYATH OFFICE

MAHADEVAPURA MAIN ROAD

OPP: OVERSEAS BANK

MYSURU DISTRICT-570019.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. K.R. SRINIVASA, ADV.)

AND:

1.

SRI S N RAVI KEERTHI

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS

S/O LATE S D NAGENDRA

WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER (GRADE-I)

PATTANA PANCHAYAT, YELANDUR TALUK

CHAMARAJANGAR DIST.-571441

ERSTWHILE WORKING AS CHIEF OFFICER

RAMMANAHALLI PATTANA PANCHAYATH

RAMMANAHALLI TOWN PANCHAYATH OFFICE

MAHADEVAPURA MAIN ROAD

Digitally signed by

NANJUNDACHARI

Location: High

Court of

Karnataka

HC-KAR

OPP: OVERSEAS BANK

MYSURU DISTRICT- 570019

R/AT NO.185, 1ST FLOOR, 1ST CROSS

NEAR BISALU MARAMMA TEMPLE

T K LAYOUT, MYSORE-570009.

2.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

ROOM NO.436, VIKASA SOUDHA

DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI

BENGALURU-560001

REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. N RAGHAVENDRA, ADV. FOR C/R1

SRI H.B. KESHAVA MURTHY, AGA FOR R2)

THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF

THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF

CERTIORARI

OR

ANY

OTHER

APPROPRIATE

WRIT,

ORDER,

DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 11/12/2023

MADE IN APPLICATION NO.3948/2023 BY THE KARNATAKA STATE

ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BANGALORE, AS AT ANNEXURE-A AND

ETC.

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 DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO