- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23827 WP No. 17847 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 17847 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT PARVATHAMMA AGED 59 YEARS S/O LATE RAJANNA @ RAJU @ RAJASETTY. 2. SMT. JYOTHI AGED 40 YEARS W/O ANAND R/AT ADIGANAHALL VILLAGE HANGODU HOBLI, HUNSUR TALUK-571105. 3. SRI. KUMAR AGED 38 YEARS S/O LATE RAJANNA @ RAJU @ RAJASETTY. 4. SRI. MANJUNATHA J.R. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O LATE RAJANNA @ RAJU @ RAJASETTY. PETITIONER NO.1,3, AND 4 ARE ALL R/AT BAPOOJI COLONY VILLAGE KUPPE GATE, BILIKERE HOBLI HUNSUR TALUK-571105. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. B S NAGARAJ., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23827 WP No. 17847 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE VIDHAN SOUDHA, DR.AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AROGYA SOUDHA, MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU-560023. 3. THE DISTRICT HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OFFICER NAZARABAD, MYSURU-570001. 4. THE MEDICAL OFFICER PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE KARANAKUPPE, HANGODU HOBLI HUNSUR TALUK,MYSORE DISTRICT-5771105. 5. SMT. RAJAMMA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS W/O LATE RAJANNA @ RAJU @ RAJASETTY R/AT KAPANAIAANA COLONY KASABA HOBLI, HUNSUR TALUK. 6. SMT. REKHA R. AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS W/O RAGAVENDRA R/AT NO. 985, 3RD CROSS ASHOKA ROAD, LASKAR MOHALLA KUMBARA KERI, MYSURU-570001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHOJEGOUDA T KOLLER., AGA FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23827 WP No. 17847 of 2025 THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO 3, THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AND DISTRICT HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 05.01.2021, MADE BY THE PETITIONER AT ANNEXURE – B OR COMPROMISE DECREE ARRIVED IN R.A.NO.36/2022, COPY SUBMITTED AT ANNEXURE-F 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 petitioner is a Civil Servant and 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 and others reported in (1997) 3 SCC 261. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23827 WP No. 17847 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 DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 7