- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3245-DB WP No. 100159 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 100159 OF 2023 (S-KAT) BETWEEN: MS. SARITA MOTARACHE D/O. NINGAPPA AGED ABOUT: 42 YEARS, R/AT.PARAMESHWARANAGAR AT/POST.YELLUR BELAGAVI TALUKA AND DISTRICT-590005 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANT F. GOUDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) M.S.BUILDINGS, BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BANGALORE-560 012 Digitally signed by SHAKAMBARI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3245-DB WP No. 100159 of 2023 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560012 4. SRI.SANJEEV KUMAR VAIJANATH R/AT MAULI NIVAS, NEAR MAHATMA PHULE SCHOOL GEETHANAGAR, NANDED-431605 MAHARASHTRA STATE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SURESH P. HUDEDAGADDI, ADVOCATE FOR R4; SRI. M. M. KHANNUR, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R1 TO R3) THIS MEMORANDUM OF WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA: PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 29.09.2022 PASSED IN A.NO. 712/2020 PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL (S-KAT), BANGALORE VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASHING THE FINAL SELECTION LIST (BEARING NO. ED/KEA.ADMN/CR-54/2014- 15) DATED 13.12.2019 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE ORDER THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3245-DB WP No. 100159 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) When it is pointed out by Sri.Suresh P. Hudedgaddi, the learned counsel on record for the fourth respondent, that the impugned order is by Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru [sitting at Bengaluru] and therefore this petition may not be maintainable before this Bench in view of the order dated 20.02.2024 in WP No.201968/2023, Sri.Sourabh Hegde, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that as the pleadings are completed this Court could transfer the petition to be listed at the Bengaluru Bench. This submission is accepted, and the Registry is directed to transfer the petition to the Bench at Bengaluru and for statistical purposes present writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (B.M.SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE Sd/- (RAMACHANDRA D. HUDDAR) JUDGE PJ/CT:VG LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 29