- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5114 WP No. 101915 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 101915 OF 2025 (S-REG) BETWEEN: SRI. ANWAR HASSAN SAB S/O HASSAN SAB ABDUL RAZAK, AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: DRIVER, R/O: #98, HALADAKATTA GANDHI NAGAR, SIDDAPUR, UTTARA KANNADA-581 355. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANKET S. AMBALI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, ROOM NO.320, 3RD FLOOR, VIDHAN SOUDH, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES, 4TH FLOOR, VIKAS SOUDH, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SERVICES, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SERVICES, KAJUBAG, KARWAR UTTARA KANNADA-581 301. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5114 WP No. 101915 of 2025 5. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SERVICES, SIDDAPUR, UTTARA KANNADA-581 355. 6. THE CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER, VETERINARY HOSPITAL, SIDDAPUR, UTTARA KANNADA-581 355. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R.PATIL, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Sanket S.Ambali., counsel for the petitioners and Smt.Kirtilata R.Patil., HCGP for respondents 1 to 6 have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation dated 27.02.2025 vide Annexure-A and consequently direct the respondents to regularize the service of the petitioners to the post of driver from the date of completion of 10 years on daily wages and to grant all the consequently service benefits and retrial benefits along with arrears to the petitioners. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:5114 WP No. 101915 of 2025 3. Heard the arguments and perused the writ papers with care. 4. The Registry is justified in raising the objection regarding the maintainability of the Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is not maintainable. 5. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as not maintainable. The petitioner may approach the appropriate forum, if so advised. The appropriate forum may consider the time spent by the petitioner before this Court. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE RH/MRP LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 33