- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16843 WP No. 106150 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106150 OF 2016 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SAGAR S/O. SADASHIVA DEVANAGOL, AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: KHILEGAON, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND UNDER SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, MS BUILDINGS, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BELAGAVI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 3. THE PRESIDENT, GRAMA PANCHAYAT KHILEGAON, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 4. THE GRAMA PANCHAYAT KHILEGAON, TQ: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI R/BY ITS PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1; R2 TO R4 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 24.06.2016 OF THE PETITIONER AND ENFORCE THE ORDER BEARING NO. ZIPAN/ABHIVRUDDHI/GRAMAC/APPEAL /VIVA:90/2015-16 DATED Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16843 WP No. 106150 of 2016 13.05.2016, PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 AT VIDE ANNEXURES-E ADN B RESPECTIVELY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, B GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: a. “Mandamus directing the Respondent no.2 to consider the representation dated 24.06.2016 of the petitioner and enforce the order bearing no. ZIPAN/ABHIVRUDDHI/GRAMAC/APPEAL /VIVA:90/2015- 16 dated 13.05.2016, passed by the respondent no.2 at vide Annexures-E adn B respectively. b. Mandamus directing the Respondent No.3 and 4 to give effect to the order bearing no. ZIPAN/ABHIVRUDDHI/GRAMAC/APPEAL dated 13.05.2016, passed by the Respondent no.2 at vide Annexure-B. c. And grant such other relief as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the circumstances of the case.” 2. Heard Sri.Jagadish Patil, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Girija S. Hiremath, learned HCGP for respondent No.1. 3. The petitioner is stated to have been appointed pursuant to a notification issued by respondent No.4-Grama Panchayat Khilegaon, as a Computer Operator and Wireman. His - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16843 WP No. 106150 of 2016 services are said to have been terminated after about three years of working as a Computer Operator. The petitioner thereafter submitted a representation seeking reinstatement into service or to give effect to the order of the Appellate Authority dated 13.05.2016. It transpires that no order has been passed by the State either accepting or rejecting the order of the Appellate Authority. Consequently, the petitioner submitted a further representation on 24.06.2016. 4. The order passed in appeal is stated to have been kept in cold storage by the respondents. Therefore, the petitioner is before this Court. 5. In light of the petitioner’s representations which are pending consideration before respondent Nos.3 and 4, respondent Nos.3 and 4 shall now take note of the order of the Appellate Authority and pass necessary orders thereon, if not already passed as on today. 6. If an order has already been passed, the petition shall stand rendered infructuous, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail such remedy as may be available in law, in the event he is aggrieved. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16843 WP No. 106150 of 2016 7. In the event no order has been passed on the representation dated 13.05.2016, the respondents shall pass an order within an outer limit of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if not earlier. 8. Ordered accordingly. 9. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE AC/CT-ASC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 102