- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20465 WP No. 16345 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 16345 OF 2025 (S-DIS) BETWEEN: MR. NAGAPPA BHEEMAPPA HUNAGUNDA S/O BHEEMANNA AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/AT NO. 54, GUDDAHANUMASAGAR CAMP POST KUSHTAGI TALUK, KOPPAL DISTRICT-583279 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AJAY PRABHU M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE RECRUITMENT AND CO-ORDINATOR APC RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE CARLTON HOUSE, PALACE ROAD BANGALORE – 560001. 2. THE PRESIDENT THE RECRUITMENT AUTHORITY P.C. RECRUITMENT AND POLICE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE MYSORE DISTRICT-570001. 3. THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT SP OFFICE, OPP DEVRAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE, TAMAKA KOLAR-563101. Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20465 WP No. 16345 of 2025 4. THE POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR TAVARAGERA POLICE STATION KUSHTAGI TALUK KOPPA DISTRICT-583279. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR RESPONDENTS) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO. SIBBANDI- 6/NEMAKATI-2/2022-23, OB NO. 61/2025 DATED 05.02.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE -A PASSED BY R2 AND ALL FURTHER ACTION PURSUANT TO ANNEXURE –A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. At the outset, learned AGA raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that the petitioners are Civil Servants and they have to approach the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20465 WP No. 16345 of 2025 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 and others reported in 1997(2) SCR 1186. 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty for the petitioners to approach the appropriate legal forum. 4. Office is directed to return the original Annexure-A to the petitioners forthwith after retaining the xerox copy of the same. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 6