- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2374 WP No. 201103 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT PETITION NO.201103 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. CHANNAMMA D/O TUKARAM BHANDE, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: NO.115, DHARAN PET, MANTHAL, TQ: BASAVAKALYAN, DIST: BIDAR – 585 419. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SUDARSHAN M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU – 560 001. REPRESENTED BY, ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, 2. THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION COROPRATION LTD (KPCL), THROUGH ITS SECRETARY CORPORATE OFFICE, NO. 82, SHAKTI BHAVAN, RACE COURSE ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 001. 3. THE KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY (KEA) 18TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROD, Digitally signed by VARSHA N RASALKAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2374 WP No. 201103 of 2025 MALLESHWARM, BENGALURU – 560 012. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHESHADRI JAISHANKAR AGA FOR R1; SRI. VENKATESH C. MALLABADI, ADV. FOR R2; SRI. BASAVARAJ R. MATH, ADV. FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY QUASHING THE FINAL SELECTION LIST DATED 19-03-2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-E. AND ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT KPCL TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED:29/03/2025 AND 19-03-2025 ALONG WITH DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED, VIDE ANNEXURE-F & G AND THEREBY DIRECT BOTH THE RESPONDENT KPCL AND KEA TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF PETITIONER UNDER THE ST CATEGORY IN THE FINAL SELECTION LIST, WHO IS RIGHTLY ELIGIBLE AND MERITORIOUS WITH 31.333% PERCENT AS AGAINST 29.667% PERCENT FOR THE POST OF AE (CIVIL), AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) Heard Sri.Sudarshan M., learned counsel for the writ petitioner, learned Additional Government Advocate who - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2374 WP No. 201103 of 2025 represents respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Sri.Basavaraj R.Math, who represents respondent No.3. 2. Sri.Sudarshan M., learned counsel for the writ petitioner submits that a notification was issued in the year 2017 to submit the applications for the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) at Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited. The petitioner submitted her application. In the year 2024, written examination was conducted. The next stage is giving notice to eligible candidates to submit the relevant documents for verification. However, the petitioner was not duly intimated about the document verification. Therefore, the petitioner could not submit her documents for verification. The provisional selection list was prepared and challenging the said provisional list, some of the candidates approached the High Court. At that time, the petitioner came to know that in the provisional list a less meritorious candidate is shown as the selected candidate and that the said candidate secured 29.667 marks only. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2374 WP No. 201103 of 2025 The petitioner secured 31.333 marks. However, her name is not short listed. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner submitted two representations to respondent No.2, but there is no response till now. Learned counsel states that no further orders in this writ petition are required except to direct respondent No.2 to consider those representations, verify whether there is proper service of notice upon the petitioner for submission of documents for verification and thereafter, to pass necessary orders. 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate who represents respondent No.1 and Sri.Basavaraj R.Math who represents respondent No.3 submits that series of writ petitions were filed challenging the selection process and present writ petition is one among them. 4. Having considered the submission that is made by learned counsel for the writ petitioner that though writ petitioner secured 31.333 marks in the written test, she was not short listed and the candidate who secured far less marks was provisionally selected and that the - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2374 WP No. 201103 of 2025 petitioner is not at fault for non submission of documents for verification and that her fair opportunity to get employment should not be lost, this Court considers desirable to direct Managing Director, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited to conduct an enquiry with regard to due service of notice upon the petitioner for submission of documents for verification, consider the representations of the petitioner dated 19.03.2025 and 29.03.2025 and pass appropriate orders. 5. Thus, the writ petition is disposed of with the following: ORDER i. Managing Director, Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, Bengaluru is directed to verify whether there is proper service of notice upon the petitioner for submission of documents for verification, to look into the representations of the petitioner dated 19.03.2025 and 29.03.2025 and pass appropriate orders. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-K:2374 WP No. 201103 of 2025 ii. The entire exercise be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. iii. The decision taken be communicated to the petitioner. In view of disposal of the writ petition, pending interlocutory applications, if any shall stand closed. Sd/- (Dr.CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA) JUDGE VNR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22 CT:NI