- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30256 WP No. 23718 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 23718 OF 2025 (S-TR) BETWEEN: SMT. SHOBHA S MALHARI. W/O DR.MARUTHI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT, NO.30, SHIVA AMBU NILAYA MUNIYAPPA GARDEN CHAMUNDESHWARI LAYOUT VIDHYARANYAPURA POST BENGALURU-560097 WORKING AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPT. OF ECONOMICS GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE MADAGONDANAHALLI, DODDABALLAPURA BENGALURU RURAL-561203. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAHAMATHULLA KOTHWAL., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPT. OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30256 WP No. 23718 of 2025 NO.11/12, PALACE ROAD BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE MADAGONDANAHALLI, DODDABALLAPURA BENGALURU RURAL-561203. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SIDHARTH BABU RAO, AGA FOR RESPONDENTS) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 31/07/2025 BEARING NO.KA.SHI.EE/ 28/BHO.HU.STHA/ 2025/VA AND NI PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONER IS CONCERNED AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. At the outset, learned AGA raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner is a Civil Servant and she has to approach the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30256 WP No. 23718 of 2025 2. The grievance in respect of the ‘service matters’ cannot be a subject matter of adjudication at the hands of a writ Court, as the court of first instance, in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in the case of L.Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India and others reported in 1997(2) SCR 1186. 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty for the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 30