{"id":23782,"date":"2010-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-shivaraj-b-patil-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-6-december-2010"},"modified":"2018-06-03T01:46:38","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T20:16:38","slug":"sri-shivaraj-b-patil-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-6-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-shivaraj-b-patil-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-6-december-2010","title":{"rendered":"Sri Shivaraj B Patil vs The State Of Karnataka on 6 December, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sri Shivaraj B Patil vs The State Of Karnataka on 6 December, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: H N Das<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE  A\" \n\nDATED THIS THE 6\"' DAY OF DECEMBER, 2Ii1';0CA A \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE I+:I;I\u00abI,_NAGIAMOHA:,I<I'1}A\u00a7'  E'\n\nWRIT PETITION N0. 1759 %sE:\/2:11:16 (GM?R..ES): \n\nBETWEEN :\n\nSri SHIVARAJ B.P,-   _ \nREGIONAL _TRAN.VS\u00a5'(Z+RT OE'FIC--ER. '_ H\nRAICHUR:DIsT'RIc:T,RAICHIIR  \n\nR\/O JAYANAGAR.C0'LQNY\"~._  A A\n\nSEDAM ROAD,'-GUL4BAR~GA;.__    PETITIONER\n\n(By Sri.BAI.\u00a3.I.ACEAR:YA,..SRQC(jUNSEL)\n\n A 1. 1T'I:IEsT%A'fEIOEH\u00a7KEARNATAKA\n\nREPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY\n'_ TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT\nM_s.BUIL,DINO, Dr. B.R.AMBED1<AR\n\nE' V\u00bb\\\/AEEDAH1, BANGALORE A 560 001.\n\n;-~.._E\n\n' .\nSUM\n\n\n\n_ the petitioner.\n\n2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE\nCOD, "BANGALORE.  RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
(By Sri K.S.MA.LLIKARJUNA1AI-I, GP FOR STATE)<\/p>\n
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTI:’C~\u00a3,E$:.0.22:6 C
\nAND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION .0F\u00bb..II$?D._IA Mw*1;fIfE”Ai.
\nPRAYER TO QUASH THE IMPUONED; ORDER PASSED-..B.)f  5<\/p>\n
THE R1 DT.14.09.2006 AT ANNEXURE–A”AND ETC}  –.<\/p>\n
THIS WRIT PETITION COMi’N(} ON FORTE HEARING
\nTHIS DAY, THE COURT PASSED THE’-EOLLOW1″N_G; I f <\/p>\n
In this writ petition the pE\u00a7iti_U’n\u20acI’.h2rS pr\u00e9yeti’–.t:cr’a writ in the<\/p>\n
nature of certiorati to”0qafIaShI the.:oI’de’r dated 14.09.2006 passed by<\/p>\n
respondent No. “i,_aS per0″A_nn*exure”_;A according Sanction to prosecute<\/p>\n
 ._ 2;__Petitioner  working as Regional Transport Officer (for<\/p>\n
Tshort R”FO)v-._’\u00e91t~.?i?Eanga1ore with effect from 18.06.1998. After<\/p>\n
M if ” I \u00e9issiirninrg charge as RTO the petitioner noticed certain irregularities<\/p>\n
committed’ in the treasury section. Consequently the petitioner<\/p>\n
N?’<\/p>\n
\/I<\/p>\n
it<\/p>\n
take appropriate action including audit of the accounts for the<\/p>\n
brought to the notice of the higher authorities and requested thern_.to<\/p>\n
1992-93 to 1998-99. Accordingly audit was conducted and   <\/p>\n
enquiry report specified that huge amounts” are rn’isappropriatedj.4 <\/p>\n
during the relevant period. On the basis iiauditrrepyort
\ninvestigation was ordered by the CoDli toionlyi
\n1998-99. After receipt of Col?!’ .reportq..t’:”IeEr1’atter.was placed-‘ before 5
\nthe Secretary to Governmental(Transportl,  Transport
\nDepartment. In the;..c\u00aboricerneC|;_Aifiilei the Transport
\nDepartment made  ta\u00bb,  .\n<\/p>\n
a.  Commissioner as to why the
\ninvesitiiigat-ionVw-asA’reislriicted to and taken up for the year
\n aloAne;vwhen the Audit Inquiry Report alleging
\n  of funds encompasses the whole period of
\n9′ A  i997-\u00ab98?\n<\/p>\n
b. if  are the Officers who are charged with the
\nliiiiresponsibility of inspecting the RTOS Offices and who<\/p>\n
have done the inspections during the above currency of<\/p>\n
‘____J!””\n<\/p>\n
\/V<\/p>\n
. Further whetrthe Audit”ln:q21iry._”for rveportrrelates to t<\/p>\n
199] to 1998 and if so what are their reports along <\/p>\n
the actions taken thereon’?\n<\/p>\n
Immediately on the receipt of the report~”fr”orij~.. ‘4  l<\/p>\n
Mangalore enclosing the Audit I:n_qui1_y   <\/p>\n
not Transport Commissioner”–take aetioii Vagains.t vvthVose3
\ndepartmentally or initiate crirr_1_in’alV_pt’oceedings_ withiin his<\/p>\n
own powers delegatedto’   is ‘4   _ <\/p>\n
period :19?!  why fwas  action proposed<\/p>\n
against offif;Vials}’0fficersudwho are there next year<\/p>\n
narnelvl chunk of Officers\/Officials<\/p>\n
coveredlliunder the A=udit”Report and leaving out those who<\/p>\n
– have. functioned””ci1iring the currency of the Audit Report?<\/p>\n
 rationale behind this action?\n<\/p>\n
 Col) report now received shall have to be<\/p>\n
anallvsed in full depth by the Transport Commissioner<\/p>\n
_:with all its ramifications and shall make specific<\/p>\n
recommendations to the State Government wherever<\/p>\n
i”\\<\/p>\n
7″\n<\/p>\n
necessary\/either for prosecution or for taking disciplinary:9~.y_
\naction or for both, after fully satisfying himse1fi_t.hat   -1- 1
\naction is considered necessary. Andthis
\nafter exercising the delegated Tullyni\u00e9-Aand\u00e9i  :3 rd
\ntransferring the entire vresponsihility over
\nGovernment. 1 1 1 1 1 1\n<\/p>\n
3. Thereafter the Principal’ A  the Transport<\/p>\n
Minister approved the recomrne-ndatiicn rnade  the: Secretary and<\/p>\n
the same reads as -iundcrr. ”\n<\/p>\n
.i”Pr*ilic.ij\u00a7a1  to1._11″Govt. Home &
\nTransfmrt ‘D613t1.11\/11′     1 11’ S
\nIcouild not”ag1ree .-lessi\u00e9u\/Jith the observations of
\nthe :T.–S._  scope’1of .1the..1CoD enquiry should have
\n  the entire””‘period 1991-92 to 1998-99.
\n‘ .Restrfict_ing just to last year yields nothing
\n ,concrete.’1_’The’1i;..”El should categorically pin down
\naccountability\/responsibility on the persons actually
\n involve-.d11’in this sordid tale and seek permission for
\n Atheiiri prosecution so far this exercise has not been
\n‘properly attempted. Para 155 of TS note may please<\/p>\n
“be approved. N<\/p>\n
is<\/p>\n
4. Despite the order of the Secretary, Principal Secre–tarylpl’ar3lC’rt
\nthe Transport Minister as stated above, no furth.e_r action’  <\/p>\n
When the matter stood at that stage, the respoAndent” Cove-rnment <\/p>\n
now passed the impugned order at A.nne_x”ure A according san’c_ti’on1o<\/p>\n
prosecute the petitioner. Hence,;__ this wrilt—-peAtition…_<\/p>\n
5. Heard arguments on   perused the entire
\nwrit papers.\n<\/p>\n
6. A perusal of order — Annexure A manifestly<\/p>\n
makes it clear that there is  reference to the order passed by the<\/p>\n
V.S’earetaryf,”Principal Seclretaryrand the Transport Minister as stated<\/p>\n
above.:F’urther,ittis”~see’n from the impugned order that the report of<\/p>\n
‘i*–..___,the COD\u00bb and the entire material collected by it in the course of
\n_l\ufb02jnvesptigation are not given due consideration. It is obligatory on the
\n par’t\u00ab.of”G0vernment to consider the entire report and the material<\/p>\n
H  by the investigating agency and find out whether there is a<\/p>\n
\u00e9gkvfvx<\/p>\n
2<\/span>
\n5;\n<\/p>\n
prima facie case against the petitioner for according sanctiUn.l:”tQi”‘–_
\nprosecute the’pet.it.ioner. In the impugned order responden_t”No. ha’s–l  A *
\nnot undertaken the exercise of considering\u00bb. the r_eport” <\/p>\n
material collected by the investigating agency. <\/p>\n
the impugned order is liable to be quasihed..V_<\/p>\n
7. For the reasons statediabosve,   ,<\/p>\n
I.     <\/p>\n
\n\nII.   dated\"';l4.09.2006 passed by\n Annexure A is hereby\n_ quias-had';    A'\n\n<\/pre>\n
III}: E>’5_Iiff:i1e.V’rnatter’ is–rernanded to respondent No. ‘1 for fresh<\/p>\n
  _ ” in accordance with law keeping in mind the<\/p>\n
obseryartions made above.\n<\/p>\n
Sd\/~
\nJUDGE<\/p>\n
  V  y _ it .i}1\u00a7’sy’os7V 122010.\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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JUSTICE I+:I;I\u00abI,_NAGIAMOHA:,I<I'1}A\u00a7' E' WRIT PETITION N0. 1759 %sE:\/2:11:16 (GM?R..ES): BETWEEN : Sri SHIVARAJ […]<\/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-23782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSri Shivaraj B Patil vs The State Of Karnataka on 6 December, 2010 - 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\/sri-shivaraj-b-patil-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-6-december-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sri Shivaraj B Patil vs The State Of Karnataka on 6 December, 2010 - 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