- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 29102 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI HANUMARADDI NAGANUR S/O PANDURADDI AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION ASSISTANT R/AT PLAT NO 001, KHB HERITAGE, INDRAPRASTHA NAGAR, BELAGAVI – 590 018 2. SRI. VIJAY BANKAPUR S/O NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: CTS NO.5981 RAJDURGA RESIDENCY, G-1 MAHATMA GANDHI COLONY NEAR CONGRESS WELL, TILAKWADI BELAGAVI – 590 006 3. MS. GEETA PATTANASHETTY S/O VEERAPPA P., AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: EWS 342 ASHOK NAGAR, BELGAUM – 590 018 4. MS. MAMATA MALLAPUR D/O SANGAYYA AGED ABOUT: 54 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: HANUMAN NAGAR, BELAGAVI – 590 018 Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 5. SRI DHANASHETTI UMESH S/O PARAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, CADRE/DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: A/P, AMMINABHAVI. DHARWAD TALUK AND DISTRICT – 581 201 6. SRI MALATESHA NAIK D., S/O DHARYA NAIK AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT NARTAKI PRIDE-B WING 4TH FLOOR HOUSE NO.412, NEW GOOD SHED ROAD. BELAGAVI – 590 018 7. SRI MOHAN BADIGER S/O NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT, R/AT: CHINTAMANI COLONY, 1ST CROSS, HUNCHANATTI MACHHE, BELAGAVI – 590 014 8. MS. JAYAMMA Y., D/O YELLAPPA R., AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT KAGATTE VILLAGE SHIKARIPUR – 577 427 9. DR. BASAVARAJ TIGADI S/O SHIVANAND AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: 1365A/2A 1ST MAIN, 5TH CROSS, SADASHIV NAGAR, BELGAUM – 590 001 10. SRI SIDDANAGOUDA PATIL S/O SHANKARAGOUDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: BANASHREE COMPLEX NEAR BUS STAND, AKKIALUR, TALUK HANAGALL, HAVERI – 581 110 11. MS. VEENA KIRAN MUTALIK DESAI D/O: BINDURAO AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: C/O, B.H.HARPANHALLI “SHRI HOMES” APARTMENT, FLAT NO 104, 1ST FLOOR, FLAT NO. 104, HOUSE NO. 326, ROY ROAD,TILAKWADI BELAGAVI – 590 06 12. MS. NAGINI POTDAR S/O ARUN S POTDAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT 1263/ KONWAL GALLI BELGAUM – 590 018 13. SRI VIJAYKUMAR SWAMI S/O SIDDARAMAYYA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT BHAGYA NAGAR BELAGAVI – 590 004 14. MS. MADHURI SAINEKAR D/O MOHAN AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: 1666 RAMLING KHIND GALLI BELAGAVI – 590 002 15. SRI SHIVSHANKAR HUBBALLI S/O IRANNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT PLOT NO. 13, S. NO. 125/2, 1ST CROSS KESHAV NAGAR M-VADAGAON BELAGAVI – 590 005 16. SRI SHRINIVAS MORKAR S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT HOUSE NO-370/B, BAZAR GALLI, M VADGAON, BELAGAVI – 590 005 17. MS. JAYASHREE HATTARKI D/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT AZAM NAGAR, BELAGAVI – 590 006 18. MS. SAROJA HALAGI D/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT FLAT NO 007, KRRISH CLUB RESIDENCY, CLUB ROAD, BELGAUM – 590 001 19. MS MANJULA HIREMATH D/O SHANTAYYA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT SHIDDRAMAYA HIREMATH, HOUSE NO. 764/5B, 4TH CROSS, BHAGYA NAGAR ANGOL, BELGAUM, PO: TILAKWADI, KARNATAKA – 590 006 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 20. SRI NARAYAN SHINDE S/O RAMCHANDRA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT: HOUSE NO. 77, LAXMI GALLI MANNUR TALUK AND DIST BELAGAVI KARNATAKA – 590 001 21. SRI MAHESH BASTWAD S/O ANANT AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT LAB TECHNICIAN R/AT: HNO 3057, MANDOLI ROAD, BELGAUM – 590 008 22. SRI RAJABHAKSHI NADAF S/O JANGLISAB AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT LAB TECHNICIAN R/AT RAZA COLONY AMAN NAGAR, BELAGAVI – 590 016 23. MS. MANJULA B. GADAD D/O BASANAPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT QUARTERS NO.C1-16, VTU CAMPUS BELAGAVI – 590 018 24. SRI KUMAR ANGADI S/O SHIVAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT QUARTERS NUMBER C1/24, JNANA SANGAMA CAMPUS VTU BELAGAVI – 590 018 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 25. SRI ANAND V SANIKOP S/O VEERABHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT PLOT 40 CTS 1858, 2ND STAGE, KAVERI NAGAR NEAR GURUPRASAD NAGAR BELAGAVI – 590 001 26. SRI SUMEET KAPASHI S/O SHASHIKANT AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT SHREE SAI PRASAD RESIDENCY, PARVATI NAGAR, BELAGAVI – 590 008 27. MS. ASHA H B D/O SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT 2ND RAILWAY GATE, TILAKWADI BELAGAVI – 590 008 28. SRI REVAPPA GALAVE S/O GURULINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS CADRE DESIGNATION: DRIVER R/AT 1119/1, VTU CAMPUS, SANTIBASTAWAD, BELGAUM – 590 018 29. SRI GIRISH H H S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: DRIVER R/AT #259, DEETURU, HARIHAR, DAVANAGERE – 577 601 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 30. SRI VIKAS K S/O VIKAS AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT SHANESHWARA TEMPLE, NEAR RANGANATHAN BADAVANE, 8TH CROSS GOPALA, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 201 31. SRI NARAYAN ANGOLKAR S/O SHANTARAM AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: HELPER R/AT HI NO-299 GANPAT GALLI MACHHE, BELAGAVI – 590 014 32. SRI. ANAND BADIGER S/O CHANDRASHEKHAR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT 4959 VISHWAKARMA NILAY, CHINTAMANI COLONY, JAI NAGAR MACHHE BELAGAVI – 590 014 33. SRI MARUTI ALKUNTI S/O CHANDRU BABU AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT BADDAR GALLI ANAGOL, BELAGAVI – 590 014 34. SRI DURAGAPPA ANKALAGI S/O LAKKAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT H. NO. 259, KODLI GALLI, SANTIBASTWAD. BELAGAVI – 590 018 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 35. SRI DHARMARAJ BALANAIK PATIL S/O BALANAIK AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS CADRU / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT H. NO. 17. VTU CAMPUS, BELAGAVI – 590 018 36. SRI MANJUNATH G. PATIL S/O GOPAL AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CADRE DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR SANTIBASTWAD BELAGAVI – 590 018 37. SRI GANESH ERABHAVI S/O IRAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT SANTI BASTWAD, SHANTI GALLI, H/N264T/D, BELGAUM – 590 018 38. SRI SAMPATHKUMAR VANDALE S/O KALAMESHWAR AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT PLOT NO. 61 MARUTI COLONY SHAUNAGAR, BELGAUM – 590 001 39. SRI DATTATRAY K. BASTWADKAR S/O KALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT BBASAVAN GALLI, SANTIBASWAD, BELAGAVI – 590 018 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 40. SRI JAGADISH BABU JEEVAPPAGOL S/O BABU AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT KALLOL VILLAGE, CHIKKODI, DISTRICT – BELAGAVI – 591 201 41. SRI NAGRAJ N CHOUGALE S/O NAMADEV AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT HOUSE NO. 97, SECTOR NUMBER 5, SHRINAGAR, BELAGAVI – 590 010 42. SRI GURUNATH S/O ANDAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT AT- SIRGAPUR, POST-KURIKOTA, TQ-KAMALAPUR, DIST-KALABURAGI – 585 316 43. MS. SUDHA MUGUTI D/O REVANSIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT VTU REGIONAL OFFICE KALABURAGI – 585 316 44. SRI SHIVAPPA R S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS CADRE /DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT VTU REGIONAL OFFICE KUSUNOOR ROAD KALABURAGI – 585 316 45. SRI. HARISHA H S/O H HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT: VTU C2 QUARTERS, KUSNOOR ROAD KALABURAGI – 585 316 46. SRI VISHWANATH S/O VENKATARAO AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATENDER R/AT GRAM GOKUL POST KITTA TQ BASAVKALYAN DIST. BIDAR – 585 327 47. MS. AKSHATA AVATI D/O LINGANNA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT VTU REGIONAL OFFICE KALABURAGI – 585 316 48. SRI SURYAKANTA S/O BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT VTU, CPGS KUSNOOR ROAD, KALABURGI – 585 105 49. SRI TOPANNA MADAR S/O HANAMANTAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT: VTU, CPGS KUSNOOR ROAD, KALABURAGI – 585 105 50. SRI MANJUNATH PATIL S/O ANNASAHEB PATIL AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT VTU REGIONAL OFFICE KALBURGI – 585 001. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 51. MS. SHARANAMMA D/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT VTU REGIONAL OFFICE KUSANOOR ROAD KALABURAGI – 585 001. 52. MS. USHA H D/O K S HUCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT ENGINEER R/AT SUVRITH SADAN, NO. 115, DODDABELE ROAD, NEAR KENGERI METRO STATION, BENGALURU – 560 060 53. SRI PRASHANTH N S/O S. NARAYANA REDDY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT #541, 20TH MAIN, 22ND CROSS, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, GKVK POST, BANGALORE – 560 065 54. SRI VENKATESH G M S/O GOVINDAPPA T C AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT #436, KHB COLONY, 5TH BLOCK 17TH MAIN ROAD, KORMANGALA, BENGALURU – 560 095 55. SRI YOGESH M K S/O NAN AGED ABOUT MAJOR CADRE / DESIGNATION: DRIVER R/AT NO.28, 1ST CROSS, RAMAMANDIRA ROAD, VINAYAK NAGAR, PADUVARHALLI, MYSURU – 12 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 56. MS. ASHWINI S D/O SOMASHEKHAR G. H. AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT #.12, KALLESHWARA NILAYA, GROUND FLOOR, SNEHA NAGAR, BYTRAYANAPURA, BENGALURU – 560 092 57. SRI MANJUNATHA N S/O NAGARAJU M AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: DRIVER R/AT #.357, 2ND MAIN 9TH CROSS, KAVIKA LAYOUT BENGALURU – 560 026 58. SRI MOHAMMED SIDDIQUE S/O MOHAMMED PEER AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ENGINEER R/AT #231, 2ND MAIN, HALEEM NAGAR, BANNIMANTAPA, MYSORE – 570 015 59. SRI CHETHAN C. GOWDA S/O CHANNE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ENGINEER R/AT #3, SUMUKA, 1ST MAIN, 1ST CROSS GIRIDHARSHNI LAYOUT, ALLANAHALLI MYSORE – 570 014 60. SRI NAGARAJA K P S/O PARVATHAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT #37, SUBRAMANYA NAGAR, JNANAGANGA LAYOUT, BOGADI, MYSURU – 570 026 - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 61. MS.PRATHIBHA H S S/O SUNDAR RAJ AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT NO.12, 6TH BLOCK, JSS NAGAR, MYSURU – 570 029 62. SRI RAMACHANDRAPPA S/O MANUMAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT NO.23, MANJUNATH PURA GOKULAM 4TH STAGE MYSORE – 570 002 63. SRI PRAKASHA M S/O S MALLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT #1866, 4TH CROSS MAHADEVAPURA J P NAGAR – 570 008 64. SRI PRASANNA KUMAR C. M. S/O RAJASHEKARA C M AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT R/AT VTU REGIONAL OFFICE MYSURU – 570 029 65. SRI GIRISH Y S S/O SANNADASAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ASSISTANT LAB TECHNICAIN R/AT: 47, FLEMINGO ROYAL SPLENDOR, MAHADEVAPURA MAIN ROAD, NEAR HAMPAPURA, MYSORE – 571 438 - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 66. SRI MAHESHA D. S/O DORESWAMY AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT VARUNA HOBALI, KEELANAPURA POST, HOSAHALLI, MYSORE – 570 010 67. MS. SAVITHA S. AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT RAJAKUMAR ROAD, HPO AND RMS LAYOUT, SHAKTHINAGAR, MYSURU – 570 029 68. SRI BALACHANDRA S K S/O. KANTHE GOWDA. AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT. SANGAPURA (VILLAGE). SOMANAHALLI (POST) K R PET (TALUK) MANDYA (DISTRICT) PIN CODE – 571 605 69. SRI DINESH S/O. NANDIBASAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: DRIVER R/AT#1402/2CK 16C, 8TH CROSS, THYAGA RAJA ROAD, K R MOHALLA AGRAHARA, MYSORE – 570 024 70. SRI MANJEGOUDA A R S/O. RAJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT. VTU REGIONAL OFFICE MYSORE – 570 029 - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 71. MS. SHILPA R. D/O. P RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT #5 D BLOCK, VTU QUTRAS, HANCHYA, SATHGALLI RING ROAD, MYSURU – 570 019 72. SRI YASHAVANTH T S S/O. SUBRAMANYA T S AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT #04, D BLOCK, VTU QUTRAS, HANCHYA, SATHGALLI RING ROAD, MYSURU – 570 019 73. MR. SANJAY H H S/O. H J HUCHHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT. HAMPAPURA, GANGUR(POST) ARAKALGUD (TALUK), HASSAN (DISTRICT) – 573 102 74. SRI. RAMESH A R S/O. A.H. RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT. 51 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/AT. #133, SRI RANGA, SRI NIJALINGAPPA LAYOUT NEAR SL PU COLLEGE ROAD DAVANGERE – 577 004 75. MS. MAMTHA K S/O. KRISHNAPPA H AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT. 7TH CROSS, DURGAMMA TEMPLE, SULEBAILU, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 203 - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 76. MS. SARASWATI D/O. VEERABHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS CADRE / DESIGNATION: ATTENDER R/AT. MARATHA GALLI, HARIHARA, DAVANGERE – 577 601 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHARAN B. T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ESTABLISHED AS PER VTU ACT, 1994 JNANA SANGAMA, BELAGAVI – 590 018 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR 2. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY STATE UNIVERSITY OF GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA ESTABLISHED AS PER VTU ACT, 1994 JNANA SANGAMA, BELAGAVI – 590 018 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ABHISHEK KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED PROVISIONAL SENIORITY LIST DATED 24.04.2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT UNIVERSITY, IN SO FAR AS IT CONTAINS THE REMARK “SNP-SUPERNUMERARY POST” AGAINST THE NAMES OF THESE PETITIONERS (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. In this writ petition, the petitioners have sought for the following reliefs: a. Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing the impugned provisional seniority list dated 24.04.2025 issued by the Respondent University, in so far as it contains the remark "SNP-Supernumerary Post" against the names of these petitioners. (Annexure-A) b. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondent University to restore the seniority of the petitioners as reflected in the final seniority lists dated 12.08.2020 and 15.05.2024, and to grant all consequential benefits including consideration for promotion, pay fixation, and other service entitlements. (Annexures-D and E) c. Pass such other and further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the interests of justice and equity. 2. At the outset, the learned counsel for respondents- University has raised a preliminary objection on the ground that the writ petition is premature, as it is filed challenging the provisional seniority list dated 24.04.2025 issued by the respondents vide Annexure-A. If the petitioners are aggrieved by the same, they can submit - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38218 WP No. 29102 of 2025 objection/representation to the respondents, prior to issuance of final list. 3. In view of the above, liberty is reserved to the petitioners to file objection/representation in respect of the provisional seniority list dated 24.04.2025 at Annexure-A, to the respondents-University, within two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 4. Respondents-University are directed to consider the objection/representation submitted by the petitioners to the provisional seniority list dated 24.04.2025 at Annexure-A, in accordance with law, before issuing the final seniority list. 5. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE DM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27