- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 100547 OF 2025 (S-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 100568 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO. 100569 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO. 100571 OF 2025 IN W.P.NO.100547/2025 BETWEEN: KAVERI W/O. KAGGALLU VEERABHADRAGOWDA, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. DOOR NO.58, WARD NO.01, NEAR ANJINEYYA TEMPLE, SIRUGUPPA, K. BELAGAL VILLAGE, TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI -583 121. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH V .BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PANCHAYAT RAJ 3RD FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BALLARI-583101. 3. THE VICE SECRETARY / MEMBER SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISORS, APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE, BALLARI – 583 101. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYAT TQ: SIRUGUPPA, DIST: BALLARI – 583 119. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, K. BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYAT, TQ. SIRUGUPPA, DIST. BALLARI-583 119. 6. THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN, DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY, BALLARI - 583 101. 7. NAGAVENI K., AGE. 25 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. WARD NO.1, GOLLARA STREET, ARALIGANUR VILLAGE, TQ. SIRUGUPPA, DIST. BALLARI – 583 121. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R6; SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5; SMT. RANJITA G. ALAGWADI, ADVOCATE FOR R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED 2ND PROVISIONAL SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE POT OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR AT K.BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYATH BEARING NO.SAM.GPAMBA/ C3/GRAPAM/ GRA.ME.NE/ 39/2023-24 DATED 06.01.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-G TO THE WRIT PETITION INSOFAR IT RELATES TO THE PRESENT PETITIONER. ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENT TO RECONSIDER THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND TO PROCEED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE POST OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR UNDER K. BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYATH AS PER THE SERVICE RULES AND ETC., IN W.P.NO.100568/2025 BETWEEN: ANJALI J. D/O. JAMBAYYA H. AGE. 24 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. UBBALAGANDI VILLAGE, U RAJAPURA POST, TQ. SANDURU, DIST. BALLARI-583 152. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH V .BHAT, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PANCHAYAT RAJ 3RD FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BALLARI-583101. 3. THE VICE SECRETARY / MEMBER SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISORS, APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE, BALLARI – 583 101. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYAT TQ. SANDURU, DIST: BALLARI – 583 121. 5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RAJAPURA GRAM PANCHAYAT, TQ. SANDURU, DIST. BALLARI - 583 119. 6. THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN, DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY, BALLARI - 583 101. 7. *MANJULA K. AGE: 24 YEARS, CC: NIL, R/O: BANNIHATTI VILLAGE, NAGALAPURA POST, TQ: SANDUR, DIST: BALLARI – 583 123. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R6; SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5; SMT. RANJITA G. ALAGWADI, ADVOCATE FOR R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED 2ND PROVISIONAL SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE POT OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR AT RAJAPURA GRAM PANCHAYATH BEARING NO.SAM.GPAMBA/ C3/GRAPAM/ GRA.ME.NE/ 39/2023-24 DATED 06.01.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-G TO THE WRIT * Corrected vide chamber order dated 31.10.2025 Sd/- (MNPJ) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 PETITION INSOFAR IT RELATES TO THE PRESENT PETITIONER. ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENT TO RECONSIDER THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND TO PROCEED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE POST OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR UNDER K. BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYATH AS PER THE SERVICE RULES AND ETC., IN W.P.NO.100569/2025 BETWEEN: SINDHU D/O. BASAVANAGOWDA D, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: DOOR NO 56,WARD NO. 01 NEAR SOMESHWAR TEMPLE, SIRIVARA VILLAGE, TQ AND DIST: BALLARI - 583 103. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH V .BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PANCHAYAT RAJ 3RD FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BALLARI- 583 101. 3. THE VICE SECRETARY / MEMBER SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISORS, APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE, BALLARI – 583 101. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYAT, TQ & DIST: BALLARI – 583 103. 5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RAJAPURA GRAM PANCHAYAT TQ. SANDURU, DIST. BALLARI - 583 103. 6. THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN, DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 BALLARI - 583 101. 7. SHANKRAMMA K T AGE 36 YEARS OCC NIL R/O WARD NO 2, REDDI ONI, NEAR URKUNDI ERANNA TEMPLE, BYRADEVANAHALLI VILLAGE, TQ AND DIST BALLARI – 583 104. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R6; SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5; SMT. RANJITA G. ALAGWADI, ADVOCATE FOR R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED 2ND PROVISIONAL SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE POT OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR AT SIRIVARA GRAM PANCHAYATH BEARING NO.SAM.GPAMBA/ C3/GRAPAM/ GRA.ME.NE/ 39/2023-24 DATED 06.01.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-G TO THE WRIT PETITION INSOFAR IT RELATES TO THE PRESENT PETITIONER. ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENT TO RECONSIDER THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND TO PROCEED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE POST OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR UNDER K. BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYATH AS PER THE SERVICE RULES AND ETC., IN W.P.NO.100571/2025 BETWEEN: K SHANTHI D/O. K. LAXMANA., AGE.19 YEARS, OCC.NIL, R/O. DOOR NO.2, SIDIGINAMOLA HAGARIBOMANAHALLI VILLAGE DIST. BALLARI-583111. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH V .BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PANCHAYAT RAJ 3RD FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BALLARI-583 101. 3. THE VICE SECRETARY / MEMBER SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISORS, APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE, BALLARI – 583 101. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYAT, TQ & DIST: BALLARI – 583 101. 5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SIDIGINAMOLA GRAM PANCHAYAT TQ. SANDURU, DIST. BALLARI - 583 111. 6. THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN, DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY, BALLARI - 583 101. 7. SUNITHA K., AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. NEAR SUNKALAMMA TEMPLE, DASARANAGENAHALLI VILLAGE, TQ AND DIST: BALLARI – 583 117. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R6; SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5; SMT. RANJITA G. ALAGWADI, ADVOCATE FOR R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED 2ND PROVISIONAL SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE POT OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR AT SIDIGINAMOLA GRAM PANCHAYATH BEARING NO.SAM.GPAMBA/ C3/GRAPAM/ GRA.ME.NE/ 39/2023-24 DATED 06.01.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-G TO THE WRIT PETITION INSOFAR IT RELATES TO THE PRESENT PETITIONER. ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENT TO RECONSIDER THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 TO PROCEED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE POST OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR UNDER K. BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYATH AS PER THE SERVICE RULES AND ETC., THESE WRIT PETITIONS, 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 petitioners in all these cases are applicants for the post of Library Supervisor in different Grama Panchayaths. They have approached this Court on one solitary circumstance. To consider the said circumstance, it becomes necessary to trace the initiation of the proceedings. 2. The 3rd respondent issued a notification dated 06.02.2024 calling for applications for the post of Grama Panchayath Library Supervisors in various Grama Panchayaths of Ballari District. All the petitioners submitted their applications, finding themselves eligible to be considered for the said post. 3. A provisional select list was published, in which the names of the petitioners were included. The petitioners - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 were thereafter expecting the final select list, pursuant to the notification dated 24.07.2024, wherein they anticipated that their names would continue to appear. However, as a bolt from the blue, a second provisional select list was issued, wherein the names of the petitioners were deleted and certain new names were added. It is this action that is called in question in the present petitions. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the names of the petitioners did figure in the first provisional select list, and that objections received thereto have led to the issuance of the second provisional select list. However, the petitioners were kept completely in the dark regarding the removal of their names from the second provisional list. 5. In light of the said submission, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 5 submits that liberty may be reserved to the petitioners to file their objections, which would be duly considered and appropriate action would be taken in accordance with law. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14075 WP No. 100547 of 2025 C/W WP No. 100568 of 2025 WP No. 100569 of 2025 WP No. 100571 of 2025 6. Learned counsel for respondent No.7 submits that the Principal Bench has already disposed of similar petitions filed by identically placed persons, directing the respondents to consider their objections. While that case pertained to petitioners who had already filed their objections, the present petitions relate to those who are yet to do so. 7. In that view of the matter, these petitions are disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to submit their objections within four (4) weeks from today. 8. The respondents shall consider the same and pass necessary orders in accordance with law within twelve (12) weeks thereafter. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE AC/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 121