The Karnataka High Court found a mistake in the statements of the State Government and Lokayukta at the commencement of a disciplinary proceedings against the engineer for the fact that against an illegal building located in Hombegowda Ward, and at the same time pointed out that the court could not take further steps because the court ordered the status of quo.
“The state officer is obliged to observe the order of courts and tribunals. If there is an order for such a court and a court that limits an official in implementing specific measures, his performance cannot be ejected,” the court said.
Justice Suraj Govidaraj approved the order and canceled the disciplinary proceedings against the BS Sandeep, who worked as an assistant to the executive engineer in Bruht Bengalur Mahanagara Palike during 2013.
In August 2013, the BBMP issued a preliminary and final announcement of an illegally designed building, but could not continue with demolition because the Karnataka administrative court ordered BBMP in November 2013 to maintain the status quo about the nature of the building.
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Meanwhile, Lokayukta took the Suo Moto space to the construction of various properties, including what was involved in this case, and found that Jurisdic officers/BBMP engineers did not work against this illegal construction.
On the basis of a preliminary report by Lokayukta, the government launched an investigation of the department against the officer, including the petitioner, and in 2016 entrusted the task of Lokayukt’s investigation.
However, the Court found that the court’s order in the court was in force when Lokayukta submitted a preliminary report when the government launched an investigation by the ministry in March 2016 and when LoKayukta issued the applicant in July 2016.
When the petitioner and BBMP were limited in the proceedings due to the tribunal order, disciplinary proceedings could not be initiated against it, the court said.
Published – April 24, 2025 22:40 is
