- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10611 WP No. 104716 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 104716 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI PUNEET S/O. ASHOK PATIL, AGE: 21 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. HALAGERI-587206, TQ. BADAMI, DIST. BAGALKOTE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.S. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GENERAL MANAGER NATIONAL THERMAL POWER, CORPORATION LTD., (NTPC), NO. 29/A, 100 FEET ROAD, INDIRA NAGAR, BENGALURU-560038. 2. THE ADDITIONAL GENERAL MANAGER NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD., KUDAGI SUPER THERMAL POWER STATION, KUDAGI-586121, TQ. KOLHAR, DIST. BIJAYAPUR. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SHESHIKIRAN SHETTY, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SMT. SURABHI KULKARNI AND SRI. RAGHAVEER R. SATTIGERI, ADVOCATES) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO,I. WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CANDIDATURE OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE POST OF ARTISAN TRAINEE (FITTER) AND TO ISSUE THE APPOINTMENT ORDER IN HIS FAVOUR APPOINTING HIM TO THE SAID POST AND ETC., Digitally signed by SAROJA HANGARAKI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10611 WP No. 104716 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: I. Writ of mandamus or any other order or direction directing the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner for the appointment to the post of ARTISAN Trainee (Fitter) and to issue the appointment order in his favour appointing him to the said post. II. Issue any other appropriate Writ or Order or Direction which deems fit to grant by this Hon’ble Court under the facts and circumstances of the case. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner having applied for the post of Artisan Trainee (Fitter) in pursuance to the notification issued by the respondent in terms of Annexure-E. The said application of the petitioner has not been considered. 3. The submission of Sri.A.S.Patil, learned counsel for the petitioner is also that the petitioner is entitled to other preferential consideration on account of him - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10611 WP No. 104716 of 2024 belonging to a family of land-losers, which has also not been considered. 4. Sri.Shashikiran Shetty, learned Senior counsel appearing for the respondent would submit that the petitioner may not qualify for the scheme which has been introduced by the NTPC. 5. Heard Sri.A.S.Patil, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri.Shashikiran Shetty, learned Senior counsel appearing for the respondent. Perused the writ petition papers. 6. The NTPC having issued a notification inviting applications, the petitioner had submitted his application. Though the petitioner also claims preferential treatment on account of being a land- loser under the scheme, no orders have been passed as regards the application of the petitioner and his entitlement. It would therefore be required for the respondent to consider the said candidature of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10611 WP No. 104716 of 2024 petitioner in accordance with the notification and the applicable scheme and pass necessary orders at the earliest so as to lay the matter at rest insofar as the petitioner is concerned. 7. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i. Writ petition is allowed. ii. A mandamus is issued directing respondent Nos.1 and 2, to consider the application of the petitioner as per the notification which has been submitted and also the scheme, if any, applicable to the petitioner within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SH CT:PA, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34