- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33871 WP No. 15733 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 15733 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT CHANDRAPRABHA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS W/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA PRESENTLY R/AT 1039, NISARGA NILAYA 9TH MAIN,NEAR DAMRO SHOWROOM JNANABHARATHI, BANGALORE-560056 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KIRAN. B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES VISHWESHWARAIAH TOWER 4TH FLOOR,DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001. 3. THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN CITY CENTRAL LIBRARY, R T NAGAR BANGALORE-560024. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED: 7.05.2024 BEARING NO. N Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33871 WP No. 15733 of 2025 KGRAM/POOVA/AAVI/KSAT 5923/88/2020-21 ISSUED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNEXURE-H 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, who is working as a Group-D employee in respondent No.3, is seeking for regularization to civil post in respondent No.3. Therefore, she has to approach the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal. 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) 3 SCC 261. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33871 WP No. 15733 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty for the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum. 4. 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 DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 1