WP/15685/2026 of SRI. M P MANJUNATH Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 27 July 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 2026

PRESENT

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

AND

THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO

WRIT PETITION NO. 15685 OF 2026 (S-KSAT)

BETWEEN:

SRI. M P MANJUNATH

S/O. PUTTASWAMY

AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS

PRESENTLY POST TO WORK AS

DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,

1ST ZONE, BENGALURU,

R/AT NO.68, 3RD MAIN,

NAGENDRA BLOCK, BSK 1ST STAGE

BENGALURU - 560 050

(NOT PARTY BEFORE KSAT)

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. VIJAYA RAGHAVA SARATHY H. M., ADV.)

AND:

1.

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,

VIKAS SOUDHA,

BENGALURU-560 001.

2.

THE GOVERNMENT UNDER SECRETARY-2

DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,

M.S. BUILDING,

DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,

BENGALURU - 560 001.

Digitally signed by

NANJUNDACHARI

Location: High

Court of Karnataka

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3.

SMT. MANASA KRISHNAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,

WORKING AS DEPUTY REGISTRAR

OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,

3RD ZONE, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT,

BENGALURU-560 003.

4.

SRI. GANGADHAR. B.V,

S/O. VENKATESHAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,

DEPUTY REGISTRAR

OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,

3RD ZONE, BENGALURU

R/AT BHATARAHALLI,

CHICKBALLAPURA – 562102.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. V SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 & R2

SMT. SARITHA A.L., ADV. FOR C/R4 (CP NO.12814/26)

SRI UNNIKRISHNAN N., ADV. FOR R3)

THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF

THE

CONSTITUTION

OF

INDIA

PRAYING

TO

A.

ISSUE

AN

APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTIONS IN THE NATURE OF

CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE

KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL IN A. NO.2591 OF

2026, DATED 13TH MAY 2026 (ANNEXURE-A) IN SO FAR AS IT

PERTAINS TO GIVING EFFECT OF TRANSFER ORDER DATED

05.05.2026 (ANNEXURE-A4) IN SO FAR AS THE APPLICANT AND

RESPONDENT NO.3 CONCERNED, SHALL BE GIVEN EFFECT TO

ON/FROM 06.07.2026 TILL THEN, APPLICANT (RESPONDENT NO. 4)

AND RESPONDENT NO. 3 SHALL WORK IN THE RANGE 3 AND

CIRCLE-1, RESPECTIVELY, THE PREVIOUS POST HELD BY THEM IS

CONCERNED BEING ILLEGAL AND IN OPERATIVE AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN

‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT

AND

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO

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