- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15431 WP No. 101528 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 101528 OF 2023 (S-RES) BETWEEN: TALAT SOUDAGAR W/O. FIROZ AHMED JORAMMANAVAR, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/O. H.NO.501, SOUDAGAR GALLI, LINE BAZAAR, DHARWAD-580 001. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHANTESH R. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY UNDER SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (COLLEGE EDUCATION), M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY, 18TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560 012. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SHESHADRI ROAD, UNNATA SHIKSHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-01. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15431 WP No. 101528 of 2023 4. JOINT DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, DHARWAD. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN K. UPPAR, AGA FOR R1, R3 AND R4; SMT. SURABHI KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE FINAL LIST DATED 03.03.2023 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2, (ANNEXURE-A); ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE PROVISIONAL SELECTION LIST DATED 30.01.2023 AND REVISED PROVISIONAL LIST DATED 17.03.2023 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2. (ANNEXURE-B AND B1); ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE DOCUMENT VERIFICATION LIST DATED 28.01.2023 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 CHANGING THE PETITIONER 2B CATEGORY TO GM. (ANNEXURE-C); ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING RESPONDENT NO.2 TO REISSUE THE FINAL SELECTION LIST CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER UNDER CATEGORY 2B TAKING NOTE OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR WITHOUT INSISTING ON THE INCOME CERTIFICATE OF THE HUSBAND OF THE PETITIONER (ANNEXURE-D) AND ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION DECLARING THAT THE ACTION OF RESPONDENTS HEREIN CHANGING THE PETITIONER 2B CATEGORY TO GM WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE INCOME AND CASTE CERTIFICATE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER AS HIGHLY ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF LAW. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15431 WP No. 101528 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) Memo is filed seeking leave of the Court to withdraw the petition with liberty to approach the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal. 2. Memo is taken on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 4. Liberty is given to the petitioner to approach the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal. 5. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 06.03.2023 till date is to be excluded from computing the limitation. 6. Registry to return the certified copy, if any to the petitioner after retaining the xerox copy. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CLK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 5