- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14852 WP No. 509 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 509 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. RAHUL C.S, S/O. LATE SRI. SWAMY C., AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS RESIDING AT NO. A 54, 8TH CROSS, 1ST STAGE, SRIRAMPURA, MYSURU - 570 023. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. ASHWINI O, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DAE AND CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, OYC BUILDING, C.S.M. MARG, MUMBAI - 400 001. 2. BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR (P AND A), GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, RARE MATERIALS PROJECT, P.B.NO.1, YELWAL (P.O), MYSURU - 571 130. Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14852 WP No. 509 of 2025 3. ASSISTANT PERSONNEL OFFICER, BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, RARE MATERIALS PROJECT, RECRUITMENT SECTION, P.B.NO.1, YELWAL (P.O.) MYSURU - 571 130. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. B PRAMOD, ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (I) QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT NO. 02(05)/RMP/ADMIN/2023/126 DATED 13.09.2023 (ANNEXURE A) ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY RESPONDENT NO. 3 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The petitioner has challenged the order rejecting his application for appointment on compassionate grounds and for a direction to the respondents to appoint him on compassionate grounds. 2. It appears that the father of the petitioner was an employee of respondent No.1, working at respondent No.2. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14852 WP No. 509 of 2025 Therefore, the petitioner was bound to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, challenging the impugned order. 3. In that view of the matter, this petition is dismissed. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to challenge the impugned order before the tribunal. 4. The office is directed to return the impugned order to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining a photocopy. 5. It is needless to mention that the time consumed in pursuing this petition shall be deducted while calculating the limitation applicable to a proceeding before the tribunal. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE HDK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28