- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33874 WP No. 24965 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 24965 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: PADIKEKUDI SUBRAMANI BHAVYA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS W/O. V S SARISH R/AT. HOSKOTE VILLAGE BILUGUNDA POST, VIRAJPET- 571218. …PETITIONER (BY MISS N SHWETHA NAYAK, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. DHANANJAY KUMAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE- 560001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NRUPATHUNGA ROAD K.R. CIRCLE, BANGALORE- 560001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PUBLIC INSTRUCTION/DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MADIKERI, KODAGU-571201. 4. THE TAHSILDAR VIRAJPET TALUK KODAGU-571218. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4) Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33874 WP No. 24965 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER DATED: 20.10.2023, 27.10.2023 AND 21.05.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, A1 AND A2 AND THEREBY APPOINT THE PETITIONER FOR THE REMAINING VACANT POST OF PRIMARY TEACHER (SOCIAL STUDIES) OF GPSTR-2022 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 matter pertains to the recruitment to the post of primary teacher in Government School. Therefore, she 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:33874 WP No. 24965 of 2025 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) 3 SCC 261. 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty for the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum. 4. Registry is directed to return the original or certified copies of the documents, if any, to the petitioner, after retaining the Xerox copies of the same. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE DM LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 7