- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18041 WP No. 107767 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107767 OF 2023 (S-RES) BETWEEN: RAVI S/O. SIDDAPPA NAVALI, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: MURADI VILLAGE, DOMBAL HOBLLI, TQ: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG 582118. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH V. BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, 3RD FLOOR, M.S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYAT, GADAG 582103. 3. THE VICE SECRETARY/MEMBER SECRETARY GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISORS APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE, GADAG 582103. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYAT MUNDARGI TQ., DIST. GADAG 582118. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18041 WP No. 107767 of 2023 5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MURADI GRAM PANCHAYAT TQ. MUNDARAGI, DIST. GADAG 582118. 6. THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY, GADAG 582101. 7. SAVITRI D/O HANUMANT HALLI AGE 22 YEARS, OCC.NIL R/O MURADI VILLAGE, DOMBAL HOBLI TQ. MUNDARAGI, DIST. GADAG 582118. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT.GIRIJA S. HIREMATH, HCGP; SRI. L.T. MANTAGANI, ADVOCATE FOR R2 AND R3; SRI. N.G. RASALKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R7; R4 AND R5 - SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED PROVISIONAL SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENT FOR THE POST OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR FOR MURADI GRAM PANCHAYAT PREPARED IN THE GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISORS SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING PROCEEDINGS DATED 18.10.2023 VIDE ANNEXURE-H TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18041 WP No. 107767 of 2023 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question a provisional select list so notified, in which the name of the petitioner does not figure, but name of the petitioner figures below the candidate who does not have the qualification of Library Science. 2. The post advertised is of the Library Supervisor, to which the qualification is Certificate Course in Library Sciences. The petitioner claims that the candidate who is at Serial No.1 does not have the said qualification. Therefore, the selection should go in favour of the petitioner. The selection is yet to come about. The petitioner has only filed his objection. It is needless to observe that the respondent-State will consider the objections of the petitioner and notify a select list, as the allegation is that the person at Serial No.1 does not possess the Certificate in Library Sciences, a requisite qualification for appointment to the post of Library Supervisor. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18041 WP No. 107767 of 2023 3. With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK CT:ANB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53