- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48400 WP No. 9377 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 9377 OF 2022 (GM-CC) BETWEEN: SRI BASAVARAJ V S/O LATE S VEERABHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT NO.357/1 SRI BASAVESHWRA NILAYA COTTON PET KOLAR TOWN KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVAGONDAPPA SUBHASHCHANDRA ZULAPI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE M S BUILDING BENGALURU-560001 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND PRESIDENT DISTRICT CASTE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 3. DEPUTY SECRETARY ZILLA PANCHAYATH AND MEMBER OF CASTE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48400 WP No. 9377 of 2022 4. JOINT DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF MEMBER SECRETARY OF CASTE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 5. THE THAHASILDAR MEMBER OF CASTE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C. JAGADEESH ADV, FOR R2 TO R5 SRI MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1) THIS WP UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS FILED PRAYING TO-QUASH/SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENTS VIDE ORDER DTD 01.10.2021 AS PER ANNEXURE-KDIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER AS BED JANGAMA AS EARLIER ISSUED THE R5 TO THE PETITIONER THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this writ petition, petitioner is assailing the order dated 01.10.2021 ( Annexure-K) passed by the District Caste Verification Committee. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48400 WP No. 9377 of 2022 2. It is submitted by Sri C.Jagadeesh, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.2 to 5 that, the petitioner is having an efficacious remedy under Section 4D of the Act Infra, to approach the Commissioner for Social Welfare. 3. In that view of the matter, the petitioner is directed to approach the Competent Authority under Section 4D of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments etc.,) Act, 1990. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner, if so advised, to approach Appellate Authority. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. 5. Pending applications, if any does not survive for consideration and stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE HR