- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3704 WP No. 101227 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 101227 OF 2025 (S-PRO) BETWEEN: PRABHULINGASWAMY G. PURANIKAMATH, AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. HEAD CONSTABLE-C.H.C 1316, AT HUBLI - DHARWAD CITY POLICE, R/O. 7TH CROSS SHAHADEVNAGAR, OLD HUBBBALLI, DHARWAD CITY KARNATAKA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI ANWARALI D. NADAF, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, DR. B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE- 01. 2. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, HUBBALLI-DHARWAD NAGAR, NAVNAGAR HUBLI- 580025. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO WHEREFORE, FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE THE PETITIONER MOST HUMBLY PRAY BEFORE THIS HON’BLE COURT TO PLEASE TO ISSUE A. WRIT OF CERTIORARY OR ANY Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3704 WP No. 101227 of 2025 OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE PROMOTION OF THE PETITIONER TO THE POST OF ASI (ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR) VIDE ANNEXURE A, REF NO. CP/SIBBANDI-1/586/2022, DATED 07/07/2022. B. DIRECTIONS TO CONSIDER THE PROMOTIONAL SERVICES FROM THE DATE OF PROMOTIONAL NOTIFICATION VIDE ANNEXURE-A, REF NO. CP/SIBBANDI-1/586/2022, DATED 07/07/2022. C. DIRECTION MAY BE ISSUED TO PAY THE ARREARS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE PROMOTION FROM THE DATE OF PROMOTIONAL NOTIFICATION VIDE ANNEXURE A, REF NO. CP/SIBBANDI-1/586/2022, DATED 07/07/2022, TILL DATE. D. GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF AS THIS HON’BLE HIGH COURT DEEMS FIT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court venting out his grievance, which are manifold. 2. The petitioner is a Head Constable working in Home Department of the State. Therefore, he is a government servant. 3. The grievance of the petitioner cannot be addressed at the first instance before this Court in the light of the judgment of the 7 Judge Bench of the Apex Court in the case of L. Chandra Kumar vs The Union Of India & Ors, reported in AIR 1997 SC 1125, wherein the Apex Court has clearly held - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3704 WP No. 101227 of 2025 that the Tribunal constituted would be in the course of first instance. 4. In that light, writ petition stands disposed reserving liberty to the petitioner to knock at the doors of the Tribunal for his grievance. 5. The originals, if any, appended to this petition should be handed over by the Registry to the petitioner, forthwith. Sd/- ____________________ JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA kgk List No.: 1 Sl No.: 83