- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52244 WP No. 23705 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 23705 OF 2023 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. RAJASHEKAR NAVUNDA AGED 42 YEARS S/O MUDOOR KHARVI OCC: ADVOCATE AND GOVT PLEADER R/O. POOJARY MANE NEAR JUNIOR COLLEGE NAVUNDA, NAVUNDA VILLAGE BYNDOOR TALUK UDUPIB DISTRICT - 576 224. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HEGDE LAXMI NARAYAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 01. 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS VIDHANSOUDHA BANGLAORE - 01 BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY UNDER SECRETARY Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52244 WP No. 23705 of 2023 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER UDUPI UDUPI DISTRICT UDUPI PIN - 576 224. 4. SRI. SHIVARAMA SHRIYAN AGED 47 YEARS S/O LATE KARIYA MARAKALA OCC: ADVOCATE R/O. HOLEBADI KARKIBAILU, IRODY VILLAGE BHRAHMAVAR TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 226. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3(MA NOT FILED); SRI. DINESH KUMAR RAO K, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER AT PART-1 AND PART-2 VIDE NO. LAW- LAD/231/2023 DATED 07/10/2023 OF RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-F AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. Hegde Laxmi Narayan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Mahantesh Shettar, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri. Dinesh Kumar Rao K., learned counsel for respondent No.4. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52244 WP No. 23705 of 2023 2. In this writ petition the petitioner is assailing the impugned order dated 07.10.2023 passed by the respondent No.2 (Annexure-F) to the writ petition. The matter is pertaining to the appointment of the Government Pleaders to the District Court by the respondent No.1 - State of Karnataka. 3. Taking into consideration the judgment of this Court in the case of Mohan J. Vs. The State of Karnataka and Others in WP.No.795/2024 disposed on 25.01.2024 and in the case of Shantreddy Vs. The State of Karnataka and Others in WP.No.202928/2023 c/w WP.No.203032/2023 disposed on 21.12.2023, I am of the view that, no interference is called for, in this petition. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed. Sd/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE NM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44