BALALINGARAJU T M v. STATE OF KARNATAKA
Court: High Court of Karnataka
Bench: S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Karnataka judgment dated 2026-03-24. BALALINGARAJU T M v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
- 1 - WP No. 36709 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU TH DATED THIS THE 24 DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. R. KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 36709 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: BALALINGARAJU T. M. S/O THAMMANNA L. , AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, WORKING AS SECOND DIVISION ASSISTANT,GBA TH R/AT NO. 11, 10 MAIN ROAD, J C NAGAR, KURUBARAHALLI BANGALORE – 560 096 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUBRAMANYA R. , ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001 Digitally REP. BY ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY signed by CHANDANA 2. GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY B M N. R. SQUARE Location: High Court BENGALURU – 560 002 of Karnataka REP. BY ITS CHIEF COMMISSIONER 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (ADMINISTRATION) GREATER BENGALURU AUTHORITY NR SQUARE, BENGALURU – 560 002 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE, AGA FOR R1; SRI. B. L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3) THIS W. P.
IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER OF - 2 - WP No. 36709 of 2025 SUSPENSION DTD. 02. 12. 2025 BEARING NO. B12(1)PR/08/25-26 PASSED BY R-3 (ANNX-A) AND THE CONSEQUENTIAL ACTIONS IN PURSUANCE TO THEREOF AS ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL 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. R. KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs: “a) Issue a writ of certiorari, quashing the order of suspension dated 02. 12. 2025 bearing No. B12(1)PR/08/25- 26 passed by Respondent No.
3 (Annexure – A) and the consequential actions in pursuance to thereof as arbitrary and illegal; and b) Declare that the actions of the official Respondents are by an Authority incompetent & having no jurisdiction apart from being contrary to Rule 11 of the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification Control & Appeal) Rules, 1957 and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (General Cadre and Recruitment of Officers and Employees) Rules, 2020; and c) Grant such other consequential reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. ” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for respondent No. 1 and learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 and perused the material on record. - 3 - WP No. 36709 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2 and 3 submits that during pendency of the present petition, petitioner having been reinstated into service, nothing further survives in the present petition. 4.
The said submission is placed on record. 5. In view of the aforesaid submission, petition stands disposed of. Liberty is reserved in favour of the respondents to proceed with the enquiry, if any, initiated by them against the petitioner. However, it is made clear that the respondents shall not be entitled to pass an order of suspension once again on the same cause of action against the petitioner. 6. In addition thereto, respondents are directed to pay / clear all arrears of subsistence allowance payable to the petitioner, if any, pending as on today and salary, if any, payable to the petitioner, immediately upon receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (S. R. KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE SV List No. : 1 Sl No. : 0
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