- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22570 WP No. 18203 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.18203 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI. RAJ KUMAR RAM S/O LATE GONAUR RAM AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/A FLAT NO.655, BLOCK-45, CPWD COMPLEX, SECTOR-1, HSR LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI R. SWAROOP ANAND, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNDER SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, 269-B, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001 REPRESENTED BY UNDER SECRETARY. 2. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (SANGH LOK SEVA AYOG) DHOLPUR HOUSE, SHAHJAN ROAD, NEW DELHI-110069 REP. BY ITS DEPUTY SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 HEREIN NOTICE DATED 01.01.2024 BEARING NO.C-14011/03/2021-AD.ED ALONG WITH A NOTE CONTAINING A TENTATIVE REASON FOR RESPONDENT NO.1’S DISAGREEMENT WITH THE FINDINGS OF INQUIRY AUTHORITY IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B AS AGAINST THE PETITIONER AND ETC. Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:22570 WP No. 18203 of 2025 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 The present writ petition is related to the central civil service. 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. 2. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE MBM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11