- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18953 WP No. 14650 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 14650 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT PARVATHAMMA G W/O GANGANARASAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.25, 2ND MAIN, 1ST CROSS NEAR OLD KAVERI SCHOOL ROAD SHANTHINAGAR TUMAKURU-572102 AND ALSO WORKING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER GOVERNMENT LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL BANADAPALYA, HEBBURU HOBLI TUMAKURU TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572120 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAMOD R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TUMAKURU (SOUTH) TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572120. 3. THE BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TUMAKURU TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572120 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS RAJIPURA, AGA.) Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18953 WP No. 14650 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNEXURE-K DATED: 02.05.2025 BEARING NUMBER E5(E3) PRAA.SHAA.SHI/DURU/38/2024-25 ISSUED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TUMAKURU I.E. R-2 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. Learned AGA has raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner is an Assistant Teacher in a Government Lower Primary School. As a government servant, he has to approach the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal. 2. The grievance in respect of the ‘service matters’ cannot be a subject matter of adjudication at the hands of a writ Court, as the court of first instance, in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in the case of L.Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India reported in 1997(2) SCR 1186. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:18953 WP No. 14650 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty for the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 24