- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30420 WP No. 22716 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 22716 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. M.V. SAVITRAMMA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS W/O. LATE M. G. NAGESH RAO EX-SHANBOGUE-BELURU TALUK R/AT SHREE SRIKANTESHWARA NILAYA 4TH MAIN, 3RD CROSS SANTA SHISHUNALA SHAREEFA ROAD HEMAVATI NAGAR, HASSAN-573 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M N UMESH., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN-573 115. 3. THE TAHSILDAR BELURU TALUK, BELURU HASSAN DISTRICT-573 115. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SIDHARTH BABU RAO., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30420 WP No. 22716 of 2024 BEARING REFERENCE NO. H.O.A NO.112/2020-21 DATED: 19/02/2022 ISSUED BY R3 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 is a Civil Servant and he 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(2) SCR 1186. 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty for the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30420 WP No. 22716 of 2024 4. Office is directed to return the impugned endorsement vide Annexure-A to the petitioner, forthwith, after retaining the xerox copy. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 1