- 1 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT PETITION NO. 22297 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. M K KATHYAYINI D/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER ANUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 2. RAMAKANTH S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER DEVARA MALLURU GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 3. J A TANVIR AHMED S/O J ABDUL SATTAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CHEEMANGALA GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 4. K B SUDHAMANI W/O BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 KONDENAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 5. G YAMUNARANI W/O M GANESH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER HOSAPETE GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 6. S MAMATHA W/O SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MALLURU GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 7. MADHU K S S/O SHANKARAIAH K R AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER HANDIGANAHALA GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 8. KAVITHA N W/O SHANKAR B AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MUNAGANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 9. V SURESH S/O VENKATARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MURUGAMALLA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 - 3 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 10. K SHYLAJA W/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS WORKING AS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER ENIGADELE GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 11. LOKESH G N S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KAGATHI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 12. K R MANJUNATH S/O RAMASUBBANNA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SANTHEKALLAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 13. EREGOWDA S/O BEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SHYAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 14. BALAKRISHNA R N S/O NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MUDDULODU GRAMA PANCHAYATH GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 15. M S VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O M S SRIKANTHARAJU AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER D PALYA GRAMA PANCHAYATH GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 - 4 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 16. MEENAKSHI M S W/O NARASIMHA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GOWDAGERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 17. Y RAMAKRISHNA S/O CHIKKA YARABANNA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MANCHENAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 18. MOHAN KUMAR S S/O SANJEEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KUPPAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 19. JAVEED JAMAYADUT S/O FAKRUDDIN AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MARGANAKUNTE GRAMA PANCHAYATH BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 20. M PRASANNA KUMAR S/O LATE P L MUNISWAMY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER IRAGAMPALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 21. G V NARAYANA S/O LATE VENKATARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS - 5 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER THIMMAMPALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 22. PAVITHRA E W/O SOMASHEKAR V AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER S DEVAGANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH SHIDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 23. MAMTHA G M W/O VAMSHIKRISHNA T AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER HAMPASANDRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH GUDIBANDE TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 24. N V RAVI S/O VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS BHOOMISHETTYHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 25. RAVIKUMAR S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER NANDI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHIKKABALLAPURA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562101 26. GIRISH M H S/O LATE T HOLEYAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS PDO, OBALAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 27. JAYANNA B R S/O RAMESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PDO, BOKIKERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH - 6 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 28. RAMESHA K S/O KUKKADAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS PDO, HUNAVINADU GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 29. NAYAZ A S/O ABDUL AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PDO, DEVAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 30. SRINIDHI G R W/O MANJUNATH E AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PDO, KAINADU GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 31. SREEDHARA NAIK B J S/O JAYARAMA NAIK B AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS PDO, KANCHIPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 32. BASAVARAJU C L S/O C K LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS PDO, ALGHATTA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 33. CHAITHRA R D/O RANGAPPAREDDY R AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PDO, ALAGAVADI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 34. DEEPA A G W/O SUNIL KUMAR K N AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS - 7 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 PDO, SIDDAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 35. ROOPA KUMARI R D/O RAMACHANDRAPPA T AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, PDO BHEEMASAMUDRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 36. S BASAVARAJU S/O M SHANKARAPPA AGE ABOUT 59 YEARS PDO, KALAGERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 37. DHANANJAYA P T S/O THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS PDO, KUNABEVU GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 38. GANGADHAR KONNUR S/O LATE SHIVAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS PDO, VITTALAPUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH SANDUR TALUK BELLARY DISTRICT-583101 (RECRUITED DISTRICT: CHITRADURGA) 39. SADASHIVAPPA C TEGGI S/O LATE CHANNABASAPPA TEGGI AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS PDO, BANNIHATTI GRAMA PANCHAYATH SANDUR TALUK BELLARY DISTRICT-583101 (RECRUITED DISTRICT: CHITRADURGA) 40. MANJA NAIK M S/O MEETYA NAIK AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PDO, TEKALAVATTI GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 - 8 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 41. NATARAJA B G S/O GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS PDO, B. DURGA GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 42. SHASHIKUMAR N S/O NAGENDRAPPA M AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PDO, CHIKKAYEMMIGANURU GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 43. YASHWANTHA KUMAR S S/O SHIVANANDAPPA D R AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS PDO, R. NULENURU GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 44. SURESH T G S/O RUDRAPPA T G AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS PDO, DODDAAULLARTY GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 45. RAGHAVENDRA C S/O LATE CHANDRAPPA K AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PDO, DUMMI GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 46. SOUBHAGYA V D/O VIRUPAKSHA GOUDA PATIL AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS PDO, CHITRAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 - 9 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 47. SHUBHA H S D/O SANNA HANUMANTAPPA H AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS PDO, TALYA GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURDA DISTRICT-577501 48. MAHESHWARAPPA S S/O SIDDAPPA K AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PDO, RAMAGIRI GRAMA PANCHAYATH HOLALKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 49. SAMPATH KUMAR G N S/O NAGENDRAPPA B N AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, PDO THIMMAPPAYYANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 50. THIPPESWAMY N R S/O LATE N RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS PDO, JAJUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 51. GANGADHARA N R S/O LATE N RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS PDO, THALAKU GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 52. SHASHIKA K O D/O OBAIAH K AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS PDO, N DEVARAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 53. ESWARAPPA S P S/O SUREPAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PDO - 10 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 P MAHADEVAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522 54. RAMACHANDRA M S/O MANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS PDO, BUDNAHATTI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522 55. RAGHAVENDRA S S/O SANNAREDDY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, PDO N MAHADEVAPURA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522 56. VENKATESHA S/O VENKATARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, PDO GOUDAGERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577522 57. HANUMANTHRAJU E S/O ERAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PDO GOWRASAMUDRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADUGRA DISTRICT-577522 58. PRATHIBA G M W/O MAHESH CHOWDARY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS PDO, GATHAPARTI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADUGRA DISTRICT-577522 59. BASAVARAJU S L S/O LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, PDO PAGADALABANDE GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADUGRA DISTRICT-577522 60. M MOHANDAS S/O M MARAIYA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS - 11 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 PDO, ABBENAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE TALUK CHITRADUGRA DISTRICT-577522 61. YASHAVANTHA N. S/O NAGARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, PDO KONDLAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH MOLAKALMURU TALUK CHITRADUGRA DISTRICT-577535 62. RENUKACHARYA SWAMY B M S/O VARAGAYYA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (RE) TALUK PANCHAYATH SANDUR, BELLARY (EARLIER PDO, ASHOK SIDDAPURA GP MOLAKALMURU TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577535 63. T SRINIVASA S/O LATE V THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, PDO ESHWARAGERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH MOLAKALMURU TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577535 64. R. RAJESHWARI D/O RAMALINGAPPA S AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, PDO ABBINAHOLE GRAMA PANCHAYATH HIRIYUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501 65. NAVANEETHAMMA P D/O PEDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS PDO, BABBURU GRAMA PANCHAYATH HIRIYUR TLAUK CHITRADURGA DITRICT-572143 66. RATHNAMALA J D/o JAYAKUMAR H AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS PDO, HARIYABBE GRAMA PANCHAYATH - 12 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 HIRIYUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-572143 67. THYAGARAJA S S/O SIDDAGANGAYYA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, PDO GOWDANAHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH HIRIYUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-572143 68. SHIVAMURTHY K S/O KESHAVAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (RE) HOSADURGA TALUK PANCHAYATH CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577527 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI RAJESH MAHALE, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI PATIL DAYANAND SUBRAYA GOUDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY (PANCHAYAT RAJ) DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ MULTISTOREYED BUILDING BANGALORE-560001 2. THE COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA PANCHAYAT RAJ COMMISSIONERATE KALIDAS MARGA, GANDHI NAGAR BANGALORE-560009 3. THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED FOR EXAMINING AND PREPARING STATE WISE SENIORITY LIST OF PDOs BY ITS CHAIR PERSON THE COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA PANCHAYAT RAJ COMMISSIONERATE KALIDAS MARGA, GANDHI NAGAR BANGALORE-560009 - 13 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 4. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY (PANCHAYATH RAJ) DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATH RAJ MULTISTOREYED BUILDING BANGALORE-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI REUBEN JACOB, AAG A/W SRI M N SUDEV HEGDE, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE COMMITTEE REPORT DATED 08.06.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 COMMITTEE INSOFAR AS AGAINST THE PETITIONERS VIDE ANNEXURE-E AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 11.09.2025, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CAV ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: "(a) Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order quashing the committee report dated 08-06-2024 submitted by the Respondent No.3 committee insofar as against the petitioners vide Annexure-E. - 14 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 (b) Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ or order quashing the provisional seniority list dated 13-6-2024 in No.GraAPa 51 GPK 2024 issued by Respondent No.4 insofar as against the petitioners vide Annexure-F. (c) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order directing the Respondents to consider the objections filed by the Petitioners and re-do the seniority list by following rules 7A of the Rules i.e., length of service in the feeder cadre as per date of entry into service. (d) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order directing the Respondents to cancel the promotions and further promotions wrongly effected on the basis of old seniority list dated 21-2-2014." 2. In the interlocutory applications filed in the connected writ petitions bearing W.P.Nos.4524/2021, 33613/2019 and 201903/2019, we have considered the stand of the State Government and find the same perfectly valid, just and proper. Therefore, we disposed off all the applications with a direction to prepare the seniority list of PDOs in terms of its stand in the affidavit dated 22.09.2025. 3. In view of the aforesaid, we dispose off the present writ petition also in terms of the order dated 10.12.2025 passed on the interlocutory applications in the connected W.P.Nos.4524/2021, 33613/2019 and 201903/2019. - 15 - WP No. 22297 of 2024 In view of disposal of the writ petition, pending I.As, if any, do not survive for consideration and accordingly, they stand disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE Ct:SN BKV