- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50471 WP No. 10326 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 03RD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.10326 OF 2022 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. RAVISHANKAR C. S/O. CHANDRASHEKARADHYA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, NO.39, M.R. LAYOUT, NAGASANDRA POST, BENGALURU - 560 073. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R G HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE NO.1, TECHNICAL EDUCATION BHAVAN, 1ST FLOOR, PALACE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENTS DIRECTORATE TUMUKUR UNIT, Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50471 WP No. 10326 of 2022 4TH CROSS, MALLAPPA ROAD, SHIRAGHATE, TUMUKUR - 572 101. 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVAN, BENGALURU - 560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICE UNDER ANNEXURE-C DATED 04.05.2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 BY THE ISSUE OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI SUCH OTHER WRIT DIRECTIONS OR ORDER AS IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. In this petition, the petitioner is assailing the notice dated 04.05.2022 issued by respondent No.3. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:50471 WP No. 10326 of 2022 3. Having taken note of the submission made by the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the opinion that, impugned notice dated 04.05.2022, produced at Annexure-C suffers from legal infirmity as the authority which has issued the notice at Annexure-C, has no jurisdiction to conduct enquiry regarding caste and same has to be carried out only in accordance with the provisions of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments, etc.) Act, 1990. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed, and the impugned notice dated 04.05.2022 (Annexure-C) is hereby quashed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE SB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8