- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1117 WP No. 100181 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.100181 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: PRASHANT S/O. LATE GURAPPA NARAGUND, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: HERUR VILLAGE, TALUK: ILKAL, DIST: BAGALKOTE – 587 154. …PETITIONER (BY SRI N. R. KUPPELUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KARNATAKA STATE RESERVE POLICE, NO.2, 1ST FLOOR AND 2ND FLOOR, NRUPATHUNG ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. THE ADGP, KARNATAKA STATE RESERVE POLICE, NO.2, NRUPATHUNG ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. THE OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT, KARNATAKA STATE RESERVE POLICE, 10TH BATTALIAN, GANGIBAVI, SHIGGAON, DISTRICT-HAVERI – 581 205. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT NO.294/SIBBANDI/3/AA.NE/2024, DATED 21.8.2024 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT AS PER ANNEXURE-D. ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPODNENT Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1117 WP No. 100181 of 2025 NO.3 TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER AND PROVIDE THE JOB ON COMPENSATORY GROUND AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, 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 quashment of an endorsement dated 21.08.2024, the petitioner is a family of a Constable who is seeking appointment on compassionate ground on the death of his father who dies in harness. 2. Since the father was in the Home Department, the remedy available for the prayer that is sought is before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal as for the petitioner and the like the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal is the Court of first instance as held by the Seven Judge Bench of the Apex Court in the case of L.CHANDRA KUMAR VS. UNION OF INDIA1. Therefore it is for the petitioner to approach the Tribunal. 1 AIR 1997 SC 1125 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1117 WP No. 100181 of 2025 All contentions left open to be urged before the Tribunal SD/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 72