IN THE HI COURT OF K RNTAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE 1998 PRESENT THE HON’ELE MR.R.P.SETMI,CiIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE K.R..PRASADA RAO tIRIT PETITION NQit 18338— 342J1998 BETWEEN I, Sri K.Narasinüia Murthy S/a late Kempajab, aged 41 years, Town Planning Supervisor, City Municipal Corporation Mahadevapura, Bangalore, • .PETITIO4ER. 2. Sri K.Shanmugam, S/s P.K.Swamy, aged 52 years, Town Planning Supervisor No.360, I & III Block East, Jayanagar, 21st Cross, Bangalore, , , . 2. C :2: 3, Sri M.B.Mahendraswarny S/o P.Brahmacnar, aged 37 years, Town Planning Supervisor No.818, 13th Main T.K.Layout, Mysore. 4. Sri G.S.Jayasirnha, S/o M.N.Sheshadri, aged major, Town Planning Supervisor, N 0 ,5, 4th Cross, apaiah Garden, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore, 5, Sri A,Rameh, S/a Anne Gowda, aged Major, Town Planning Supervisor, O/o Director of Town Planning, M,S .Building, IV Annexe, Bangalore 560 001. •.PETITIONS. R)(CLLL1 Sri V.Lakshmlnarayana Adv., AND: 1. State of Karnataka by its Secretary to Government, :3 Urban Develonent Department, K.S .Buildlng, Bangalore — 560 001 2. The Director of Town Planning, M. S .Building, Bangalore — 560 001. 3. The Secretary to Government, Department of Personal and Administrative Reforms, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore — 560 001. 4. The Registrar Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, Indiranagar, Bangalore. • .REStENTS, Writ Petjtjon5 filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Corstituton of Indja with an affidavit praying to Direct the respondents to fill up the post of Junior Town Planner and the Asst. Director of Town , , . . 4. U :4: planning having accrued prior to 15.5.96, without reference to the Karnataka Town planning Dept. Services (Recruitment) Rule, 1996 (Anx.H) dt: 15.5.96. etc., Writ Petition coming on for Prly. Hon’ble Chief Justice hearing this day the/cazt made the following: ORDER After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and perusing the record, e do not find any ground to exercise our writ jurisdiction in view of the provisions of the Administrative Tribunal Act barring the jurisdiction ofthe Court in eases where the matter is admittedly covered by the provisions of the Act. The mere fact that the Administrative Tribunal is non functional, uId not confer jurisdiction on this Court to issue directions under , . . . 5, 44 Article 226 of the Constitution of India, Dismi ssed. Sd,— CMIEP JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE SKP c,by r,by coy I, 4