{"id":199741,"date":"2008-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-basavaraj-vs-karnataka-lingayat-education-on-16-december-2008"},"modified":"2018-11-15T20:43:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T15:13:07","slug":"dr-basavaraj-vs-karnataka-lingayat-education-on-16-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-basavaraj-vs-karnataka-lingayat-education-on-16-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Dr Basavaraj vs Karnataka Lingayat Education … on 16 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Dr Basavaraj vs Karnataka Lingayat Education … on 16 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD\n\nDATED THIS THE mm my 09* EDECEMBER, 2':\u00a7\u00a7)e,  \"' ' \n\nBEFORE   \n\nTHE HONBLE MR JUSTICf3)'.N.E\u00a7tIi\u00a7iAI\u00a7*\"-  \nWRIT PE'l'\u00a5'I'ION No,_9615i.2(}{)6 '\n\nANL'v--__ ,_   \nWRIT PETITIQN No.792i8;_:20{)6 (S--~RES}\"\n\nIN WRIT PETYFION N0.961Sl   \n\nBETWEEN:\n\nDR. BASA\"VA.E?AJ,~.MBi3:S .Mi3,Q~A'  .\ns\/0 VEERATAYYA\u00bb KOI3?:LIW_AD3s\u00a7ATH_\nA\/A; 53YvEARs,0cc'wN1'L\u00bb   -- -\nR\/A No.43\u20ac-f3,..SEC'I'GR7Nc5.v3.,   \nSHIVBASAVANAGARV, BELGAUM'.\n\n - -.   PETITIONER\n\n . (BY gm, A,G.MULwADI.i\u00a5iA.?'H, ADV.)\n\n\",\u00a7.;fa3i\u00a7:*\u00bb _\n\n1.  LENGAYAT EDUCATION\nS\u20ac)_CIE'I\"Y, F<'}_EY I'I'$ CHIQRMAN.\nBGi'SRI)._VOFv\ufb01;\u00a7ANaGEMENT\n\n KLE '..\u20ac\u00ab<I)\u20ac3JE'I'Y, COLLEGE RGAIJ,\n\n'' BELGAUM.\n\n'   KAIiiiATAXA LINGAYA'? EDUCATION\n\n'SOCIETY, R\/BY ITS SECRETARY\nBOARD OF MANAGEMENT,\n\n' V'  KLE SOCIETY, COLLEGE ROAD,\n\n\n\n \u00bbgam):[_:  \n\nBELGAUM. \n...RESPONDEl'i'\u00a7'_$~\n(BY SRI.B.C.PRABHAKAR, ADV.) I  -- \n\nTHIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES  AND<2\ufb01'7 "': I'\nOF THE CONSTITUTION SF INDIA PRAYING TO EIODIFY TH  _\nEORDER DATED I9.4.2{}O6 VIBE ANNE}{"A%IN E\ufb01;\u00a79I'N<3;.II'\/.2092 IN I\nSOFAR AS THE MATFER IS RE2\\\u00a7A1f-i"DED'\u00ab'i'O-\u00abA R.ESPONDE'NT "\n\nMANAGEMENI' AND DIRECT TI-IE RESPONDEA. .\nTHE PE'\u00a7'IO'I'NER WITH ALL BACK WAGE3 AHD ETC.'  " . \u00ab.\n\nIN wrzrr Pgrrrlow No.792312G4j\u00a7--..\n\nBETWEEN: I  I A\n\n1. KARNATAKA LINGAYAT E:'I\u00a7"1IC!I'I'I<3E~3I'. "  1\nS\u00a3I)CIE'I*Y,COLLEGE R0A{J,_5'   \nBELGAUNLSQO 001,2\/B1;;_Ts.Vc:v\u00a7AI12MAN.  ; u \ngrams 0?' MANAGEMEM   - ~\n\nKARNATAKA'LINGi';?AT"\u00a7Jl}{JCA'TIQ3}!v\nSOCIETY,COVL;LEGEi.RC1AI3',_ .\nBELGAUM.:"390 '(m~.IA1:a;,m'=.I;'z':'3 SECRETARY\n . .  ...PE'I'ITIONERS\n{BY sRI.\u00a73.c.Vv9RABHA--KA'R, ADV.)\n\nV.'--DR;.II3.%SAVAR;x.;IA\u00a7"" 1%\n\nM435\/3,..s\u00bb2:<:rcVvs2V:sao.3,\nSHIVAEASAVAINMSAR, samwm.\n' ._ . . L'  ' mzzspoxnsm\n\nI I  . ,_  ''53? SR}. ~~.aIG.MULwADIMATH, ADV.)\n\n _  I "i'~.!-IIS WRIT PE'I"I'I'ION IS FILED UNQER ARTICLES 226\n\n ANI3"-S227 OF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO\nff\u00ab___"QUASH THE ORDER DATED 19.4.2006 PASED BY THE\nI  'EDUCATIONAL APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AND PRL. DISTRICT\n\nNT ':50 REm':~:*IfAfI'E;1;_AI\n\niv\n\n\n\nAND ETC.\n\nJUDGE, BELGAUM IN EAT APPEAL No.1\/2002 VIBE ANX'-{N.'\n\nTHESE- PETITIONS ARE COMING ON FOR F1NAL'A4\u00a7}\u00a7"Ep3:2i;N<_\u00a7"  "\n\nTHIS BAY, THE COURT MADE T HE FOLLOWING:\n\n--(--'----'3--'5~)----E-'1"3~ .. _ % . ._\nWrit Petition No.792a\/aotis\ufb01s p1'\u00e9.i'i:1:'__n:d  \nthe order passed by thc   \n1 \/2902. Writ Petition No.96 '\u00e9LV1$'\u00a7<;3:'f.-rcfexx\ufb01cd by the\nIespondent in the 'abgve   the very\nsame order.  1'0;  u\ufb01-'f"(::onvenicn&, the\n\nmatters    are disposed of by\n\nthis comx:ion'~oIdsr.' "'-~   h'\n\n 'V 'The  afc rcfcnm to as may are referred to\n\n ".Ipeft\u00a7rza  Appellate Tribunal.\n\n   Basavaraj the petitioacr before the Tribunal\n\nH K   ;  as a Lecturer in Anacsthcsiologr on\n\n4'%'\u00ab1J30gwi'%'19ao by the respondents before the 'I'ribuna1. He<\/pre>\n
VT  promoted as the Assistant Professor on 01\/01\/1991.<\/p>\n
“VH6 was promotecl as Associate Professor on 01\/01\/1997.<\/p>\n
On the ground that in spite of giving an undertaking not it<3T
\npractice and was paid Rs.13,0DO\/-~ per month "
\npracticing allowances, when the petitioner    H
\nprivate: jpzactice, he was served with a
\nadvising bin: not to imil\ufb02ge in
\nthe same, on 16\/10] 21999 the  <\/p>\n
the terms and conditions.' when   aishow
\ncause no\ufb01ce was issued   v"'4'7:).n.22\/O5] 2001
\nwhen the      was not
\nsatisfactory, 3 was-."  an enquiry
\ncommittee. was'   23\/07\/2001 and
\n06\/08] 2&1 2  'sittings and the enquiry<\/p>\n
committee sabgnmea  14\/03\/2001 hoiding that<\/p>\n
_ _the  wa\u00e9:  \u00abgr the charges lsevnicd against him.<\/p>\n
 n was dism1s' scd \ufb01om the aervicc on<\/p>\n
06,'. the order of dis\ufb01mma], an appeal<\/p>\n
V VA came in \ufb01n'  Before the Educational Appcliate Tribunal in<\/p>\n
 _1\\_'lo..1','*2{)02. By an arder dated 03\/04\/2003, the<\/p>\n
  heki that the domestic enquiry conductzd is not fair<\/p>\n
  'angij proper and therefore it a\ufb02owed the appeal and directed<\/p>\n
\\.\/<\/p>\n
the management to reinstate the petitioner along withkall
\nconsequential bene\ufb01ts. Aggnwed by the said A.
\nm9P0I1de1:3,tS Preferred a writ P\ufb01tition before?   M
\nW.P. 119.4533?-45333\/2003. The  "Wait
\ncontest came to be allowed
\nreinstatement passed. by the   'the,
\nremitted back to the 'n~nnma_1  an%9ppMo\u00a3nm.ityi}o the
\nncsponcients to prove the  independent
\nevidence a\ufb01tsh 1;;e:2;m:%  by the said
\norder, msponge\ufb01ts  agpgg\u00e9lk\u00e9mch came to be
\ndismissed,    single Judge.\n<\/p>\n
Subsequ\u00e9\u00e9ntigf,’   up the matter. The<\/p>\n
respondcnt\u00e9”‘*:1\u00a71<\u00a3t;c&i_V. The petitioner also adduced<\/p>\n
 V ::viden.c_\u00a7\u00a2':.'V '  Urafoi-t.1,V1_;i::zia'tte13\ufb01r, the Tribunal without properly<\/p>\n
  scope of enquiry proceeded ta pass thc<\/p>\n
 ' g aside the ozder of dis\ufb01 dated<\/p>\n
 _O6\/12',12G\u00a7}1  remitted the matter back to the respondent<\/p>\n
.4 H I a  to constitute a new E:1qu1ry' \u00ae <\/p>\n
 ' of membcm who are not biased with the petitioner<\/p>\n
   who have no direct or intiixect concern with the<\/p>\n
\\\/A<\/p>\n
respondent management Further it was dimctcd that <\/p>\n
new enquiry Committee :30 constituted shall give  '4 3<\/p>\n
to both the sides afresh and hold an enquiry. It   *  H<\/p>\n
directed to consladcr penalty, if any, on {$6
\nof changes in accordan\u00e9e with the
\nthe respondent management aid $._iXV :i'I#\u00a7\ufb02t};lS
\nwas stipuiatcd to complgtugthc  it'-,sp0'1:\u00a71dents
\nbeing aggrieved by the   the order of
\ndismissal has gmsgmd  %  The
\npetitioner    \u00a3116 order where a
\ndissection   has prefarmd Writ<\/p>\n
Petition   .. '
\n.. 'V  I haaie  ihe learned counsel for the parties.<\/p>\n
   imP'1%3'-led order, it is ckar that the<\/p>\n
   \u00e9iknot understood the scope of the oxdcr of<\/p>\n
" gf\u00e9mad 14.1313. aiso its functions. Earlier, the Tribunal sat<\/p>\n
  \ufb02it: \ufb01nding of m.is~com:1uct based on the enquiry report<\/p>\n
  ground that the domestic enquiry was not Ecgal and<\/p>\n
proper. The said \ufb01nding of the Tribunal stands <\/p>\n
the learned Single Judge as well by the Division  g;;ff~ " <\/p>\n
this Court, however reserving liberty to the   T' "<\/p>\n
challenge the same in the event of  <\/p>\n
against them. Thcrcfom, thcre d9_vas  1:gQ  \u00a31_#CCSS.1fT.f,f :for'~
\nTribunal to go into the matter   if
\ninstant case, as is clear   as
\nunder:  VA ' '   V'
\n"r-:ow:_   to the
\nabove     in the said
\nWrit.' "p3ti.t:;fO:!a%: :':'3\u00a3\u00a71'd   is requimd to
\ncozxi\ufb01igier\u00e9'  by the respondent
\nuadcf ihtj;   is in accordance with
\n  justice: and the appellant
\n   such opportunity to defend himseif<\/p>\n
" . V"i11\u00abtEi'e;\u00aba51_iv<3;11c:;'a.*iic etiquiry."<\/p>\n
 A. ,  Themfom, it is obvious, there is no proper<\/p>\n
 appiicanien of mind by the Tribunal After such remand, thf:<\/p>\n
 parties have adduced evidence. From appreciation of the<\/p>\n
L3\/'<\/p>\n
said evidence on record including the evidence before
\nEnquiry O\ufb01eer, What the Trmunal had to decide 1% ,,
\nthe misconduct alieged against the petitioner
\nor not. If the misconduct is pmved thexjftige
\nts have gone into the question id
\nwas proportionate to the
\nthereafter it should have gone "L\u00a7;;1iesj;io1;.1"a7vh::st  the
\nbene\ufb01ts to which the pe\ufb01\ufb01eeer die;   Instead of
\ndoing that, unfommdmly, the<\/p>\n
"it has  uedzdistzitutjon of the
\nEnquiry   is illega}. and
\nimproper.    a\ufb01er remand shows the<\/p>\n
improper censizimnng'  "eixqixi  fcommittee and its report<\/p>\n
under Pal  and not in accordance with the<\/p>\n
   the petitioner."\n<\/p>\n
” .?7;V rg\u00a2.\u00bb\u00a2:m, it is obvious that the Tribune}. has not<\/p>\n
 _ deeixieduu theegthies\ufb01on whether the evidence adduced for the<\/p>\n
  time befoxe the Tribuzual, the miscoonduct “Q proved or _<\/p>\n
8. In that View of the matter, the impugned
\norder cannot be sustained. Hence, I pass the following <\/p>\n
order”.\n<\/p>\n
9. Both the Writ Pe\ufb01tions are allowed. The ~<\/p>\n
impuged older is hereby set aside. The   ‘V %<\/p>\n
remitted back to the ‘i’n’bunal to do   V  <\/p>\n
a) To need the pleadings in the    = n
\nissue to the effect Whcther\u00bb\ufb02::t\u00a3~V..respen.deats’bpi*\u00e9x\u00a7e’
\nthe alleged misconduct u
\nthen decide the said issue of cvide\u00e9n\u00e9e,
\nadduced by both tiie    after<\/p>\n
    documentary
\nevidence 4′   _:q1.1es\ufb01on whether the
\nalleged.   or not from the
\naf9\u00a5E5?id”ii13et_Q1*ie\u20ac1;  s<\/p>\n
 ” .  is,  m1sco’ nduct ‘m not proved<\/p>\n
  Vt hcn: drag:-eeordjsmissai is liabhe to be set aside
\n7′   him and decide what are the
\neonsegucaritiax bene\ufb01ts to which he is entitled to;<\/p>\n
 ” *i’f_the’ \ufb01nding of miscon\u00e9uct is proved then the<\/p>\n
‘  Tribunal has to go into the question whether the
\n punishment of dismissal imposed on the<\/p>\n
\\a\/<\/p>\n
:10:<\/span><\/p>\n
petitioner is proportionate to the gravity of
\nmisconduct held to bt: proved and if it is of the<\/p>\n
opinion that it is not proportionate, it is at liberty
\nto impose such lesser punishment; and deciV;\u00a7\u00a7–
\nWhat are the bene\ufb01ts to which 1:116 P\u20actitio13~’-‘\u00a7ri~i$     \u00ab<\/p>\n
entitled to.\n<\/p>\n
Both the parties are  to  b8fO7I.\u00a5\u20ac”.’A\ufb02’,:1\u20ac ‘ n K<\/p>\n
Education Appellate Tribunal 0II. ‘V9E?j[‘~0}’l ‘V  S<\/p>\n
Tribunal is directed to take. V <\\;?$11._ Flay
\nbasis and shall dispose of;   before:\n<\/p>\n
3 1\/01\/2009. High    back\nthe records to \ufb02ak;  3  \n\nSd\/--v\nJudge\n\n4\u00bb\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Dr Basavaraj vs Karnataka Lingayat Education … on 16 December, 2008 Author: Mohan Shantanagoudar IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE mm my 09* EDECEMBER, 2′:\u00a7\u00a7)e, “‘ ‘ BEFORE THE HONBLE MR JUSTICf3)’.N.E\u00a7tIi\u00a7iAI\u00a7*”- WRIT PE’l’\u00a5’I’ION No,_9615i.2(}{)6 ‘ ANL’v–__ ,_ WRIT PETITIQN No.792i8;_:20{)6 (S–~RES}” IN WRIT PETYFION […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nDr Basavaraj vs Karnataka Lingayat Education ... on 16 December, 2008 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-basavaraj-vs-karnataka-lingayat-education-on-16-december-2008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dr Basavaraj vs Karnataka Lingayat Education ... on 16 December, 2008 - 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