https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297685 Withdrawal of an earlier writ petition did not bar a fresh challenge because the earlier petition had not been decided on merits, and the availability of a Section 482 CrPC remedy did not exclude writ jurisdiction where violation of natural justice and statutory safeguards was alleged. The Court also held that the Lokayukta report portion under challenge travelled beyond the Government's reference under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act and that the petitioner was denied notice and an opportunity of hearing, contrary to the statutory procedure and audi alteram partem. On those grounds, the complaint, sanction order, FIR and impugned report portion were quashed as vitiated. en-us Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:38:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297685 Withdrawal of an earlier writ petition did not bar a fresh challenge because the earlier petition had not been decided on merits, and the availability of a Section 482 CrPC remedy did not exclude writ jurisdiction where violation of natural justice and statutory safeguards was alleged. The Court also held that the Lokayukta report portion under challenge travelled beyond the Government's reference under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act and that the petitioner was denied notice and an opportunity of hearing, contrary to the statutory procedure and audi alteram partem. On those grounds, the complaint, sanction order, FIR and impugned report portion were quashed as vitiated. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297685