- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52820-DB WA No. 1999 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1999 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. YASHWANTH J.L. SO LAKSHMIPATHY J.H. AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/A JAKKENAHALLI VILLAGE IDAGURU POST, GAURIBIDANURU TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 561 208 2. VASANTHA KUMAR J.R. S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNALAH AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/A CHIKKAYYANA PALYA NAGAVALLI POST HEBBUR HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 118 3. JALAJAKSHI J.L. D/O LAKSHMIPATHY J.H. AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS R/A JAKKENAHALLI VILLAGE IDAGURU POST GAURIBIDANURU TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 561 208 4. NAVYASHREE S, W/O RAJASHEKAR J R Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52820-DB WA No. 1999 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS R/A CHIKKAYYANA PALYA NAGAVALLI POST, HEBBUR HOBLI TUMKUR TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 118 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI GIRIDHAR H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ALI ASKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001 3. THE BANK PRESIDENT AND RECRUITMENT SUB COMMITTEE BANGALORE CITY CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., NO.3. 1ST FLOOR, PAMPAMAHAKAVI ROAD CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU - 560 018 4. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BANGALORE CITY CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. NO.3. 1ST FLOOR PAMPAMAHAKAVI ROAD CHAMARAJPET BENGALURU - 560 018 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-1 & 2) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52820-DB WA No. 1999 of 2025 THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO GRANT INTERIM STAY IN WRIT PETITION IN W.P. NO.37187/2025 ON THE FILE OF LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE BY STAYING ALL FURTHER RECRUITMENT PROCESS PURSUANT TO RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION NO.BCCB/EST/086/2025-26 MADE BY RESPONDENT NO.2 IN RESPECT OF WRIT PETITION NOTIFICATION DATED 16/08/2025 FROM RESPONDENT CONDUCTING VIVA/INTERVIEW OF THE ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES AND APPOINTMENT FOR THE SAME UNTIL DISPOSAL OF THE WRIT PETITION. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The appellants have filed the present appeal impugning an order dated 10.02.2025, whereby the learned Single Judge has issued notice in the writ petition being WP.No.37187/2025 filed by the appellants. The appellants have filed the said petition impugning the recruitment process for the post of Junior Assistants - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52820-DB WA No. 1999 of 2025 and Attenders pursuant to a notification dated 16.08.2025 [impugned notification]. The appellants are aggrieved inasmuch as their plea for an ad interim order for staying the impugned notification was not acceded to. 2. The respondents had commenced the process for recruitment to the post of Junior Assistants and Attenders in terms of the impugned notification. The appellants are aspirants for the said posts and had participated in the recruitment process. 3. It is to be noted that in terms of the impugned notification, applications were invited for 62 posts of Junior Assistants and 12 posts of Attenders. The appellants had furnished their application and had also paid the examination fee. Thereafter, they were issued the examination tickets and the appellants had appeared for the examination, which was conducted by the respondent, (Bangalore City Co-operative Bank Ltd.,) on 19.10.2025. 4. Thereafter on 04.12.2025, the results of the examination were declared and the appellant Nos.1 to 4 had obtained the following marks: (i) appellant No.1 – 82 marks; - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52820-DB WA No. 1999 of 2025 (ii) appellant No.2 – 79 marks; (iii) appellant No.3 – 69 marks; and (iv) Appellant No.4 - 64 marks. 5. The cut off was fixed at 116 marks. 6. The appellants, who have now been declared unsuccessful, have raised a challenge to the recruitment process, in which they had participated without any reservation. 7. The appellants’ challenge to the recruitment process under the impugned notification is founded on several fronts. First, they claim that the impugned notification is voilative of the statutory rules, the notification does not contain any reservation matrix for schedule castes, schedule tribes, women and other backward classes. Second, that the impugned notification does not specify the category-wise breakup of posts. Third, that the impugned notification did not specify the cut-off marks. And fourth, that the impugned notification did not disclose the evaluation process. 8. The appellants also seek to challenge the evaluation on the ground that third party agency was engaged. And, it also did not - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52820-DB WA No. 1999 of 2025 publish the standard operating procedures, transparency guidelines and evaluation process or selection methodology. 9. There is no material on record to indicate that the appellants had sought any clarification in this regard prior to participating in the examinations. 10. At this stage, we refrain from making any observations in regard to the aforesaid grounds as the appellant's writ is pending before the learned Single Judge. However, considering that the appellants had not raises these issues at any stage prior to filing the writ petition or prior to participation in the examination and have sought to raise the same only after they have been declared unsuccessful in the examination; we do not find any fault with the decision of the learned Single Judge in not granting any ad interim order prior to hearing the respondents. 11. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SD, List No.: 2 Sl No.: 27