- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4882 WP No. 101731 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 101731 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. MANJUNATH S/O SHIVAPPA NAYAKAR, AGE ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC: GOVERNMENT SERVICE, RESIDENT OF FORT, KUSUGAL, TQ: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.A. KALEBUDDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DHARWAD DISTRICT, DHARWAD. 2. THE TAHASILDAR, HUBBALLI TALUKA, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, HUBBALLI-580 020. … RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1-R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4882 WP No. 101731 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Sri.A.A.Kalebudde., counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Kirtilata R.Patil., HCGP for the respondents have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Certiorari to quash the notice dated 06.12.2024 issued by second respondent vide Annexure-J and to direct respondent No.2 to pay the salary of the petitioner for three months. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the Writ papers with care. 4. The show-cause notice is called in question in this Writ Petition on several grounds as set out in the Memorandum of Writ Petition. By virtue of the show-cause notice, the petitioner is asked to submit a reply. However, hurriedly the petitioner has filed the present writ petition without submitting a suitable reply to the show cause notice. In my view, the Writ Petition is premature. Hence, I decline to exercise power under Writ jurisdiction. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4882 WP No. 101731 of 2025 5. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE RH LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 17