No.

GOB(I) 4(1)/2023 HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,

BENGALURU,
DATED: 21ST APRIL, 2023.
NOTIFICATION

The following transfer and postings of officers of Judicial

Department in the cadre of DISTRICT JUDGE are ordered in the interest
of public service, to take effect from the forenoon of MAY 22, 2023:
Sl.
Name of the Officer Present Charge Place to which posted
No.
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1 Sri.K.C.Sadanandaswamy II Addl. District and Addl. District and
@ Sadanandswamy Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Kabbinakanthimath Dharwad. Hassan.
(Vice Smt. M.H.Shantha –
transferred)
2 Sri. Kudavakkaliger I Addl. District and I Addl. District and
Mahadevappa Gangappa Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Raichur. Belagavi.
(ON REQUEST) (Vacant Court)
3 Sri. Kiran Siddappa LXXIII Addl. City Civil Addl. District and
Gangannavar and Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge-FTSC-I,
Bengaluru City. Hassan.
(Special Court for trial of
cases filed under POCSO
Act)
(Vice Sri. Kasanappa Naik
– transferred vide this
office notification
No.GOB(I) 1/2023 dated
21.04.2023)
4 Sri. Hosamani Pundalik II Addl. District and I Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Mysuru. Bengaluru Rural District,
Bengaluru.
(Vacant Court)
5 Smt. Nagaveni Prl. Judge, II Addl. District and
Family Court, Sessions Judge,
Hassan. Chikkaballapura.
(to sit at Chintamani)
(Vice Sri. H.S.Manjunath –
transferred)
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6 Sri. Hareesha A. II Addl. District and Proposed for appointment
Sessions Judge, as District Judge, OOD,
Belagavi. Additional Director,
Karnataka Judicial
Academy, Bengaluru.
(Vice Sri. Narahari
Prabhakar Marathe -
transferred vide this office
notification No.GOB(I)
1/2023 dated
21.04.2023)

7 Sri. Jerald Rudolph XIV Addl. City Civil II Addl. District and
Mendonca and Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Bengaluru City. Dharwad.
(Vice Sri.K.C.Sadananda-
(ON REQUEST) swamy @ Sadanandswamy
Kabbinakanthimath –
transferred)

8 Sri. Basappa Balappa III Addl. District and III Addl. District and
Jakati Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
D.K. Mangaluru. Raichur
(to sit at Sindhanur)
(Newly Created Court -
vide G.O. No.LAW-
LCE/126/2022 dated
07.09.2022)

9 Sri. D.Puttaswamy District Judge, OOD, I Addl. District and

Additional Secretary to Sessions Judge,
Government, Mysuru.
Law Department, (Vice Smt. Saraswati
Vidhana Soudha, Vishnu Kosandar –
Bengaluru. transferred vide this office
notification No.GOB(I)
(ON REPATRIATION) 1/2023 dated
21.04.2023)

10 Smt. M.H.Shantha Addl. District and Proposed for appointment

Sessions Judge, as Presiding Officer,
Hassan. Labour Court,
Bengaluru.
(Vice Sri. Hattikal Prabhu
Siddappa – transferred)
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11 Sri. S.T.Devaraja IV Addl. District and II Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge, Mysuru.
Mysuru. (Vice Sri. Hosamani
Pundalik – transferred)

12 Sri. Gollalappa Ayyappa Presiding Officer, II Addl. District and

Mulimani Industrial Tribunal, Sessions Judge,
Hubballi. Bagalkot.
(Vacant Court)
13 Sri. S.A.Hidayathulla District Judge, OOD, II Addl. District and
Shariff Director, Sessions Judge,
Bengaluru Mediation Hassan.
Centre, (Vice Sri. K. Narayana
Bengaluru. Prasad – transferred vide
this office notification
No.GOB(I) 1/2023 dated
21.04.2023)

14 Sri. Mehaboob Khan Addl. District and Proposed for appointment

Gazhi Khan Shivalli Sessions Judge, as Prl. Judge,
Koppal. Family Court, Haveri.
(to sit at Gangavathi) (Vice Sri. Kiran Kini –
transferred)

15 Sri. Mohamad Ashraf Aris XLIII Addl. City Civil Proposed for appointment
and Sessions Judge, as Prl. Judge,
Bengaluru City. Family Court, Hassan.
(Vice Smt. Nagaveni –
transferred)

16 Smt. Ashvini Vijay III Addl. District and II Addl. District and
Shiriyannavar Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Belagavi. Belagavi.
(Vice Sri. Hareesha A.
- transferred)

17 Sri. Subhash Sankad III Addl. District and I Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Vijayapura. Vijayapura.
(Vice Sri. Sathisha L.P. –
transferred)
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18 Sri. Sathisha L.P. I Addl. District and II Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Vijayapura. Vijayapura.
(Vice Sri. Manjunath
Sangreshi – transferred)

19 Sri. Manjunath Sangreshi II Addl. District and III Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Vijayapura. Vijayapura.
(Vice Sri. Subhash Sankad
– transferred)

20 Sri. Chennapa Gouda V Addl. District and III Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Belagavi. Belagavi.
(Vice Smt. Ashvini Vijay
Shiriyannavar –
transferred)

21 Sri. K.S.Vijaya District Judge, OOD, VII Addl. City Civil and
Addl. Registrar Sessions Judge,
General, Bengaluru City.
High Court Bench at (Vice Smt. Sunitha S.G. –
Kalaburagi. transferred)

22 Smt. K.Kathyayani VI Addl. District and V Addl. District and

Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Belagavi. Belagavi.
(Vice Sri. Chennapa
Gouda – transferred)
23 Sri. Shankara Mallappa Prl. Judge, Proposed for appointment
Jalawadi Family Court, as Presiding Officer,
Koppal. Labour Court,
Kalaburagi.
(Vacant Court)

24 Sri. Kiran Kini Prl. Judge, I Addl. District and

Family Court, Sessions Judge,
Haveri. U.K. Karwar.
(to sit at Sirsi)
(Vice Sri. V. Jagadeesh –
transferred)
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25 Sri. Mohammed Mujeer LXXIV Addl. City Civil Proposed for appointment
Ulla C.G. and Sessions Judge, as Addl. Prl. Judge,
Bengaluru City. Family Court,
Kalaburagi.
(Vice Sri. M.Ramesha –
transferred)

26 Smt. Sayeedunnisa District Judge, OOD, LXXIV Addl. City Civil

Registrar and Sessions Judge,
(Infrastructure and Bengaluru City.
Maintenance), (Vice Sri. Mohammed
High Court of Mujeer Ulla C.G. –
Karnataka, transferred)
Bengaluru.
(ON REQUEST)

27 Sri. Mallanagouda VIII Addl. City Civil IV Addl. District and

and Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge, Mysuru.
Bengaluru City. (Vice Sri. S.T.Devaraja –
transferred)

28 Sri. Mallikarjuna V Addl. District and LXXIII Addl. City Civil

Sessions Judge, and Sessions Judge,
Mysuru. Bengaluru City.
(Vice Sri. Kiran Siddappa
(ON REQUEST) Gangannavar –
transferred)
29 Smt. Sandhya S. IV Addl. District and III Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
D.K. Mangaluru. D.K. Mangaluru.
(Special Court for trial of
cases filed under the
Prevention of
Corruption Act)
(Vice Sri. Basappa
Balappa Jakati –
transferred)

30 Sri. Gururaj VI Addl. District and V Addl. District and

Somakkalavar Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Mysuru. Mysuru.
(Vice Sri. Mallikarjuna –
transferred)
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31 Sri. H.S.Manjunath II Addl. District and VI Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Chikkaballapura. Belagavi.
(to sit at Chintamani) (Vice Smt. K.Kathyayani –
transferred)

32 Smt. Kulkarni Renuka Prl. Judge, VIII Addl. District and

Gangadhar Family Court, Sessions Judge,
Vijayapura. Belagavi.
(Vice Sri. Anantha H. –
transferred)

33 Sri. Doddegowda K. VII Addl. District and XLIII Addl. City Civil and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Mysuru. Bengaluru City.
(Vice Sri. Mohamad Ashraf
Aris – transferred)
34 Sri. Sadananda Nagappa LIX Addl. City Civil Addl. District and
Naik and Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge, Koppal.
Bengaluru City. (to sit at Gangavathi)
(Vice Sri. Mehaboob Khan
Gazhi Khan Shivalli –
transferred)

35 Sri. Anantha H. VIII Addl. District and VI Addl. District and

Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Belagavi. Tumakuru.
(Vacant Court)

36 Smt. Sunitha S.G. VII Addl. City Civil and IV Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Bengaluru City. D.K., Mangaluru.
(Vice Smt. Sandhya S. –
transferred)

37 Sri. Dindalkopp XV Addl. City Civil and IX Addl. District and

Shivaputra Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Bengaluru City. Belagavi.
(Vice Sri. Gururaj
(ON REQUEST) Gopalacharya Shirol -
transferred)
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38 Sri. P.J.Somashekara LXXXVIII Addl. City VI Addl. District and
Civil and Sessions Sessions Judge, Mysuru.
Judge, (Vice Sri. Gururaj
Bengaluru City. Somakkalavar –
transferred)

39 Sri. Gururaj IX Addl. District and X Addl. District and

Gopalacharya Shirol Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Belagavi. Belagavi.
(Vice Sri. Eranna E.S. –
transferred)

40 Sri. Basavaraja C.K. VIII Addl. District and Services are placed at the
Sessions Judge, disposal of the
Bengaluru Rural Government for being
District. appointed as District
Judge, OOD, Additional
Secretary to Government,
Law Department,
Vidhana Soudha,
Bengaluru.
(Vacant Post)

41 Sri. V.Jagadeesh I Addl. District and Proposed for appointment

Sessions Judge, as Presiding Officer,
U.K. Karwar. Industrial Tribunal,
(to sit at Sirsi) Hubballi.
(Vice Sri. Gollalappa
(ON REQUEST) Ayyappa Mulimani –
transferred)

42 Sri. Hattikal Prabhu Presiding Officer, II Addl. District and

Siddappa Labour Court, Sessions Judge,
Bengaluru. Raichur.
(Vacant Court)

43 Smt. Yermal Kalpana XXVI Addl. City Civil Proposed for appointment
and Sessions Judge, as Prl. Judge,
Bengaluru City. Family Court,
Tumakuru.
(Vacant Court)
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44 Sri. Eranna E.S. X Addl. District and XI Addl. District and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Belagavi. Belagavi.
(Vice Sri. Ramakant
Chavan – transferred)
45 Sri. M.Ramesha Addl. Prl. Judge, VII Addl. District and
Family Court, Sessions Judge,
Kalaburagi. Mysuru.
(Vice Sri. Doddegowda K.
(ON REQUEST) – transferred)
46 Sri. Prakash V. LXX Addl. City Civil VIII Addl. City Civil and
and Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Bengaluru City. Bengaluru City.
(Vice Sri. Mallanagouda –
transferred)
47 Sri. Ramakant Chavan XI Addl. District and LIX Addl. City Civil and
Sessions Judge, Sessions Judge,
Belagavi. Bengaluru City.
(Vice Sri. Sadananda
(ON REQUEST) Nagappa Naik –
transferred)

BY ORDER OF THE HIGH COURT

Sd/-
(K.S. BHARATH KUMAR)
REGISTRAR GENERAL
To,

The Compiler, Karnataka Gazette, Bengaluru, for favour of

publication in the next issue of Gazette in Part-II, Section 2, through the
Nodal Officer (E-Gazette), High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru.

Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:-

1 The Prl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City, the Chief
Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru, the Prl. Judge, Family
Court, Bengaluru and all the Prl. District and Sessions Judges in the
State, with a direction to circulate a copy of this notification to the
officers/courts concerned and to make necessary arrangement for
relieving the officers concerned.
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2 The Officers mentioned at Sl.No.1 to 8, 11 to 13, 16 to 22, 24, 26 to

28, 30 to 39, 42 and 44 to 47 of the notification with a direction to get
themselves relieved from the present charge of their posts and then
proceed to take charge of their new posts on the forenoon of May 22,
2023.
3 The Officers mentioned at Sl.No.10, 14, 15, 23, 25, 29, 40, 41 and 43
of the notification with a direction to get themselves relieved from the
present charge of their posts and then proceed to take charge of their
new posts on the forenoon of May 22, 2023, on receipt of necessary
appointment orders from the Government.
4 The Officer mentioned at Sl.No.9 of the notification with a direction to
get himself relieved from the present charge of his post only after
receipt of necessary repatriation order from the Government and then
proceed to take charge of his new post on the forenoon of May 22,
2023.
5 The Courts concerned.
6 The Accountant General in Karnataka, Bengaluru.
7 The A.R(S.S)-cum-P.S. to Hon’ble the Chief Justice.
8 All the Private Secretaries to the Hon’ble Judges.
9 The Registrar General/ Registrar (Vigilance)/ Registrar (Recruitment)/
Registrar (Judicial)/ Registrar (Infrastructure and Maintenance)/
Registrar (Administration)/ Registrar (Protocol and Hospitality)/
Registrar (Computers)/ Registrar (Statistics and Review) and Secretary
to Hon’ble the Chief Justice.
10 The Additional Registrar General, Dharwad and Kalaburagi Benches.
11 The Central Project Co-ordinator of this office, with a request to
web-host this notification on the official website of the High Court of
Karnataka.
12 The Director, Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru.
13 The Director, Arbitration Centre – Karnataka (Domestic and
International), III Floor, Khanija Bhavan, Race Course Road,
Bengaluru.
14 The Director, Bangalore Mediation Centre, Nyaya Degula, H.Siddaiah
Road, Bengaluru.
15 The Member Secretary, Karnataka State Legal Services Authority,
Nyaya Degula, Bengaluru.
16 The Member Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee, High
Court Building, Bengaluru.
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17 The Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Vidhana Soudha,

Bengaluru.
18 The Prl. Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Law Department,
Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru.
19 The Prl. Secretary to Government of Karnataka, DPAR, Vidhana
Soudha, Bengaluru.
20 The Prl. Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Labour Department,
Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru.
21 The Registrar, Karnataka Lokayuktha, M.S. Building, Bengaluru.
22 The General Secretary, Karnataka State Judicial Officers’ Association,
J1D-703, National Games Housing Complex, Koramangala,
Bengaluru-47.
23 The President, Karnataka State Judicial Officers’ Co-operative Credit
Society, City Civil Court Complex, Bengaluru City.
24 The Section Officers of GOB-II/RSB/HVC/HCE/HCB/HCA-I/
HCA-II/HCL/DJBS/DJA-I/DJA-II/DJA-III Branches of this office.

25 Spare copies.

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