Karnataka High Court
WP/16203/2021 of SRI A T HANUMANTHA REDDY Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 12 August 2026
CNR: KAHC010320872021 NC: 2026:KHC:42761-DB WP No. 16203 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 16203 OF 2021 (GM-POLICE-PIL)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
WRIT PETITION NO. 16203 OF 2021 (GM-POLICE-PIL)
BETWEEN:
1.
SRI A.T. HANUMANTHA REDDY
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
S/O LATE A. THIPPAIAH
NO.54, SHANTHA NILAYA
H.V. LAYOUT, VIDYANAGAR
SHIVAMOGGA - 577 203
2.
SRI S.Y. RANGOJI RAO
AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
S/O LATE VENKOJI RAO
SINGAMANE VILLAGE
OPP. ESHWARA TEMPLE
B.R. PROJECT POST
BHADRAVATHI TALUK
SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 115
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI NATARAJA BALLAL A., ADVOCATE)
Digitally
signed by K
P SWETHA
Location:
High Court
of Karnataka
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AND:
1.
STATE OF KARNATAKA
DEPARTMENT OF HOME
VIDHANA SOUDHA
DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI
BENGALURU - 560 001
REP. BY ITS SECRETARY
2.
DIRECTOR GENERAL AND
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
NRUPATHUNGA ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 001
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R-1 & 2)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING
THE RESPONDENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE ORDER BEARING NO.OE
PO C E 2014, BENGALURU DATED 08.03.2017 EFFECTIVELY, ANNEXURE-A & ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE
and
HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE)
1. The petitioners have filed the present petition as a public interest litigation, inter alia, praying as under: "(a) Call for the records from the Respondents; (b) Issue a writ of MANDAMUS directing the Respondents to implement the Order bearing No.OE PO CE 2014, Bengaluru dated 08/03/2017 effectively; ANNEXURE-A.
(c) Issue a writ of MANDAMUS directing the Respondent no.1 to recover the salary from the officials who have been using the 'Orderly' system after 08/03/2017; ANNEXURE-A; (d) Pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of this case in the interest of justice and equity."
2. The petitioners refer to a Government Order dated 08.03.2017, whereby the Government accorded sanction for appointing 'Followers' and providing Substitute Allowances in place of ‘orderlies’ attached to Senior Police officials. The said order was issued in the context of Armed Police Constables being attached to Senior Police Officers as Orderlies. The order indicates that, since the police staff had been trained in their specific duties and there
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was a scarcity of trained staff, it was considered expedient to appoint Followers instead of Orderlies.
3. The petitioners have filed the present petition claiming that the said order has not been implemented.
4. The learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the respondents has filed a memo dated 21.04.2026 enclosing an order dated 19.02.2026, which directs that the orderly system in the Police Department be revised with immediate effect and sanctions the appointment of Followers and the payment of allowances as indicated in the said order.
5. In view of the said order, revamping the orderly system, no further orders are required to be passed by this Court. The petition is, accordingly, closed with a direction that the order dated 19.02.2026 be implemented in accordance with its terms.
Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8