- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29219 WP No. 19683 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 19683 OF 2025 (S-TR) BETWEEN: IRAMMA G PATIL AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS D/O GOUDAPPA PATIL NO.1 -1847/1 2F NEW JEEVARGI ROAD OPP. SHAHAR ITI COLLEGE MAKA LAYOUT JEWARGI COLONY GULBARGA 585102. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AJAY KADKOL T., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA STATE HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL BANGALORE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS 30 RAMACHANDRA ROAD, AMBEDAKAR VEEDHI GANDHI NAGAR BENGALURU -560009. 2. DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION SHESHADRI ROAD BENGALURU 560001 REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA., AGA FOR R1 & R2:) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT NO.2 DATED Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29219 WP No. 19683 of 2025 05.06.2025 AND PASS NECESSARY ORDERS, WHICH IS HEREIN PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE – A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is working in a Government College. 2. At the outset, learned AGA raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that since the petitioner is working in a Government College, she is a Civil Servant and she has to approach the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal. 3. 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29219 WP No. 19683 of 2025 in the case of L.Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India and others reported in (1997) 3 SCC 261. 4. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty for the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum. All contentions of the parties are left open. Registry is directed to return the original or certified copies of the documents, if any, to the petitioner, after retaining the Xerox copies of the same. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE CM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 4