- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52426-DB WP No. 31535 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT PETITION NO. 31535 OF 2024 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: K N RAJAPPA S/O. KAMMARA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS DEPUTY RAIN FOREST OFFICER CUM SURVEYOR T. DASARAHALLI ZONE, B.B.M.P BENGALURU 560 073 ALSO RESIDING AT NO.245 6TH B CROSS JAKKURU LAYOUT, YELAHANKA, BANGALORE 560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANDESH KUMAR M.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, FOREST, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT Digitally Signed by REKHA R Location : High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52426-DB WP No. 31535 of 2024 M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND CHIEF OF FOREST FORCE ARANYA BHAVAN, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE 560 003. 3. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (TERRITORIAL) BENGALURU JARKABANDE FOREST QUARTERS KAMMAKONGANAHALLI BENGALURU - 560 015. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIKAS ROJIPURA., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS FROM THE HONBLE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL IN RESPECT OF IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 05.04.2024 PASSED IN APPLICATION No. 1562 OF 2024 (ANNEXURE-A); b. SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM BEARING No. A-6/mu.aa.sam (Bem) SIBBANDI CR 20/2020-21 DATED 14.08.2020 PUBLISHED IN THE FINAL SENIORITY LIST OF B.R.F.O/SURVEYORS OF BENGALURU CIRCLE FOR THE PERIOD FROM 27.08.1978 TO 31.12.2019 BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A10 BEFORE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52426-DB WP No. 31535 of 2024 THE KAT IN SO FAR AS ASSIGNMENT OF IMPROPER ELIGIBILITY DATE OF THE APPLICANT IN SO FAR AS THE APPLICANT Sl. No. 407 IS CONCERNED; C. DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS, MORE PARTICULARLY, THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 20/21.08.2020 VIDE ANNEXURE-A11, DATED 13.03.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A13, DATED 24.04.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-A14 AND A18 DATED 27.02.2024 MADE BY THE APPLICANT AND RESTORE THE ELIGIBILITY DATE OF THE APPLICANT AS 09.07.2024 INSTEAD OF 02.03.2010 VIDE S. No. 392 AS PER THE OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM DATED 07.09.2019 VIDE ANNEXURE-A8 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT, CONSEQUENTLY OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM LETTER DATED 07.02.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A17 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT BY ALTERING/MENTIONING THE DATE OF ELIGIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT AS 09.07.2004 BY ISSUING FRESH CORRIGENDUM, WITH ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52426-DB WP No. 31535 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD) Sri M Sandesh Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner, has filed a memo which reads as under: "This Hon'ble court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the above petition as the respondent Authority has issued final seniority list. Hence the petition becomes infructuous. Petitioner may reserve liberty to challenge present seniority list in the interest of justice." The memo is accepted, and the petition stands disposed of with liberty as sought for subject to all just exceptions in law. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE AN/-