- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3322 WP No. 1988 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 1988 OF 2025 (GM-CC) BETWEEN: SRI. LOKESH, S/O LATE RANGASWAMY M.R, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 134, BHOVI COLONY, BOMMANAHALLI VILLAGE, CHIDRAHALLI POST, SOSALE HOBLI, T.N. PURA TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 120. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA Y, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. KIRAN KUMAR B, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND APPELLATE AUTHORITY, 5TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND THE CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT LEVEL CASTE AND INCOME VERIFICATION COMMITTEE, MYSORE DISTRICT, MYSORE - 570 012. Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3322 WP No. 1988 of 2025 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT, MYSORE DISTRICT, MYSORE - 570 012. 4. THE JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MYSORE DISTRICT, DR. BABU JAGAJEEVAN RAM BHAVAN, PADUVARAHALLI, MYSORE - 570 006. 5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, T. NARASIPURA TALUK, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, T. NARASIPURA, MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 124. 6. THE TAHSILDAR T. NARASIPURA TALUK, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, T. NARASIPURA, MYSORE DISTRICT - 571 124. 7. THE DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER AND APPOINTING AUTHORITY KARNATAKA ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHAMARAJANAGAR DIVISION, CHAMARAJANAGARA - 571 313. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C. JAGADEESH, SPECIAL GA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 APPELLATE AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OFF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 4-D OF KARNATAKA SC/ST - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3322 WP No. 1988 of 2025 AND OTHER BC (RESERVATION OF APPOINTMENTS, ETC) ACT 1990 IN APPEAL NO. 9/2019-20 AS PER ANNX-C BY FIXING THE TIME LIMIT TO MEET THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel Sri.C.Jagadish, Special Government Advocate is directed to take notice for all the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the prayer in the writ petition is to issue necessary direction to respondent No.1-Appellate Authority, to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner in Appeal No. 9/2019-20 within a time frame. Learned counsel submits that directions may be issued to respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the appeal within a period of four weeks. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1-Appeallte Authority to consider and disposed of Appeal No.9/2019-20 filed by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3322 WP No. 1988 of 2025 period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23 CT: BHK