- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45195-DB WA No. 1130 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU WRIT APPEAL NO. 1130 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. A KUMAR, S/O ANNAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS WORKING AS COMMUNITY ORGANISOR TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL BANNUR-571 101 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SRINIVAS V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY IT'S SECRETARY TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MS BUILDING, BANGALORE -560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION V V TOWER, DR B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560 001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MYSORE DISTRICT, MYSORE -570 001 4. THE PROJECT OFFICER, DISTRICT URBAN DEVELOPMENT CELL, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MYSORE-570001 Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45195-DB WA No. 1130 of 2025 5. THE CHIEF OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL BANNUR -571 101 6. PRAMASHIVAYA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER KOLLEGAL TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL KOLLEGAL-571440 7. MALLESH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPALITY GUNDAL PET -571 111 ON DEPUTATION TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LIVELIHOOD CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT CHAMARAJANAGAR-571 313 8. KAMARAJU AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER PATNA PANCHAYATHA OFFICER BOGADI-570 026 MYSORE DISTRICT 9. VEENA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPAL, NAGAMANGALA-571 432 MANDYA DISTRICT 10. NAGENDRA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER HOOTGHALLI CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MYSORE -570 018 11. ANANDAPPA G - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45195-DB WA No. 1130 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER AJJAMPUR -577 547 12. SUDHARSHAN C.S. AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER HUNSUR TOWN, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL HUSUR -571 105 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.S.ARUNA, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN WP NO.2747/2025 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND ALLOW THIS APPEAL AND SET-ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.2747/2025 VIDE ORDER DATED 24/02/2025 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION FILED BY THE APPELLANT, ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present writ appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 24.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.2747/2025 (S-RES). - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45195-DB WA No. 1130 of 2025 2. The petitioner had approached this Court seeking promotion w.e.f 05.07.2013 when allegedly his junior got promoted. The learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition on the ground of gross delay and laches in approaching this Court. However, the learned Single Judge has granted liberty to the petitioner to make representation and seek promotion to the next higher cadre and directed the respondents to consider his representation. 3. We do not find that this judgment passed by the learned Single Judge requires an interference. Petitioner has already been given the liberty to approach the competent authority seeking promotion to the next higher cadre and the competent authority has been directed to consider the said representation. 4. Considering the aforesaid, we dispose of this writ appeal in terms of the liberty granted by the learned Single Judge. Any observation made by the learned Single - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45195-DB WA No. 1130 of 2025 Judge in the impugned judgment would not come in the way of the authority to consider the claim of the petitioner. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (TARA VITASTA GANJU) JUDGE NG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 5