- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17379 WP No. 107432 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107432 OF 2024 (GM-CC) BETWEEN: MANJUNATH S/O. SHIVANAND BHOVI @ MADIKAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC. ARMED HEAD CONSTABLE, R/O: POLICE HEAD QUARTERS, BELAGAVI – 590 002. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. GAYATRI S.R., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. M. B. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU 01. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI 590 002. 3. THE CASTE INCOME VERIFICATION COMMITTEE, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI, R/BY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI 590 001, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI. 4. THE THASHILDAR, SAVADATTI TALUK, BELAGAVI DISTRICT – 591 126. 5. DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI – 590 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. C. JAGADISH, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.06.2024 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-L IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17379 WP No. 107432 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING 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 seeking the following prayer: a. “Issue writ of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 27.06.2024 passed by the respondent no.2 which is produced at Annexure- L in the interest of justice and equity. b. Issue such other writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the interest of Justice and equity.” 2. Heard the learned counsel Smt. Gayathri S.R. for Sri M.B. Hiremath, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, and the learned counsel Sri C. Jagadish representing the respondent. 3. The petitioner is stated to belong to the Hindu Bhovi community. On 03.12.2007, a notification was issued calling for applications to 132 vacant posts of Armed police constable. The petitioner applied and was selected for the said post. The issue in the present lis relates to a dispute regarding the petitioner’s caste certificate. The petitioner’s documents, upon his employment, were forwarded to the District Caste Verification Committee. The District Caste Verification Committee, after due deliberation, dropped the proceedings against the petitioner, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17379 WP No. 107432 of 2024 holding that he indeed belongs to the said caste. By its proceedings dated 27.10.2021, the 3rd respondent–District Caste Income Verification Committee decided to drop the proceedings against the petitioner, opining that the petitioner had not availed any benefits on the basis of his claim of belonging to the Hindu Bhovi community. 4. Learned counsel Smt. Gayathri S.R., appearing for the petitioner, would contend that the Caste Income Verification Committee—the 3rd respondent, which had initiated the proceedings and has opined that the petitioner had neither secured employment nor availed any benefit on the basis of his claim of belonging to the Hindu Bhovi community on the strength of the caste certificate, but had secured employment under the General Merit category. In that light, the proceedings had been dropped. Suo motu, it now transpires that the Caste Income Verification Committee, notwithstanding the earlier proceedings, has directed the 2nd respondent to conduct an enquiry. 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The District Caste Verification Committee shall dispose the appeal within 45 days from the date of Recipt of the copy of this order. ²æÃ. ªÀÄAdÄ£ÁxÀ ²ªÁ£ÀAzÀ ¨sÉÆë gÀªÀgÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ: 29-09-2018 gÀAzÀÄ CzsÀåPÀëgÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ f¯Áè¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ f¯Áè eÁw ¥Àj²Ã®£Á ¸À«Äw ¨É¼ÀUÁ« gÀªÀjUÉ eÁw PÀÄjvÀÄ vÀ£Àß°TvÀ ªÀÄ£À«AiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¸À°è¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀgÀ eÁw «ZÁgÀuÉ PÀÄjvÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ: 27-09-2019 gÀAzÀÄ £ÀqÉzÀ f¯Áè eÁw ¥Àj²Ã®£Á ¸À«Äw ¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ°è ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀgÀ ¸ÀºÉÆÃzÀgÀ£ÁzÀ ²æà ZÀAzÀæ±ÉÃRgÀ ²ªÁ£ÀAzÀ ¨sÉÆë gÀªÀgÀ eÁw «ZÁgÀuÉ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtzÀ°è vÉUÉzÀÄPÉƼÀÄîªÀ CAwªÀÄ ¤tðAiÀÄzÀ £ÀAvÀgÀ ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀgÀ eÁwAiÀÄ PÀÄjvÀÄ ¤tðAiÀÄ PÉÊUÉƼÀÄîªÀzÀÄ ¸ÀÆPÀÛªÉAzÀÄ ¸À«ÄwAiÀÄÄ wêÀiÁð¤¹vÀÄ. ¸ÀzÀj ¢£ÀzÀAzÀÄ £ÀqÉzÀ ¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ°è ²æà ªÀÄAdÄ£ÁxÀ ²ªÁ£ÀAzÀ ¨sÉÆë gÀªÀgÀÄ PÁ£ï¸ÉÖç¯ï ºÀÄzÉÝUÉ d£ÀgÀ¯ï ªÉÄjmï£À°è DAiÉÄÌAiÀiÁVzÀÄÝ, «ÄøÀ¯Áw PÉÆÃmÁzÀr £ËPÀjAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀqÉAiÀÄzÉà EgÀĪÀzÀjAzÀ eÁw «ZÁgÀuÉ ¥ÀæPÀgÀt¢AzÀ PÉÊ©qÀĪÀAvÉ «£ÀAw¹zÀgÀÄ. ¸À«ÄwAiÀÄ J®è ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀÄ ¸ÀzÀj eÁw «ZÁgÀuÉ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtzÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ «ZÁj¸À¯ÁV, AiÀiÁªÀzÉà C¨sÀåyð eÁw ¹AzsÀÄvÀé ¥ÀæªÀiÁt ¥ÀvÀæPÁÌV Cfð ¸À°è¹zÀÝ°è, CAvÀºÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀtUÀ¼À£ÀÄß f¯Áè eÁw ¥Àj²Ã®£Á ¸À«ÄwAiÀÄÄ eÁw «ZÁgÀuÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß PÉÊUÉÆAqÀÄ, CAwªÀÄ ¤tðAiÀĪÀ£ÀÄß PÉÊUÉƼÀî¯ÁUÀÄwÛªÉ .DzÀgÉ ¸ÀzÀjAiÀĪÀgÀÄ «ÄøÀ¯Áw PÉÆÃmÁzÀr DAiÉÄÌAiÀiÁUÀzÉ, d£ÀgÀ¯ï ªÉÄjmïzÀ°è DAiÉÄÌAiÀiÁVgÀĪÀzÀjAzÀ eÁw ¹AzsÀÄvÀé ¥ÀæªÀiÁt ¥ÀvÀæªÀ£ÀÄß ¤ÃqÀzÉà EgÀĪÀ - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17379 WP No. 107432 of 2024 ¥ÀæAiÀÄÄPÀÛ ²æêÀÄAdÄ£ÁxÀ ²ªÁ£ÀAzÀ ¨sÉÆë gÀªÀgÀ eÁw «ZÁgÀuÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¸À«Äw¬ÄAzÀ PÉÊ©qÀ®Ä ¸À«ÄwAiÀÄÄ ¸ÀªÁð£ÀĪÀÄvÀ¢AzÀ wêÀiÁð¤¹vÀÄ. £ÀAvÀgÀ ¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ªÀÄÄPÁÛAiÀÄUÉƽ¸À¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ. ¸À»/- ¸À»/- G¥À PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ðUÀ¼ÀÄ (DqÀ½vÀ-1) f.¥ÀA f¯ÁèðEPÁjUÀ¼ÀAiÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ CzsÀåPÀëgÀÄ, f¯Áè eÁw ºÁUÀÆ ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀÄ, f¯Áè eÁw ¥Àj²Ã®£Á ¸À«Äw, ¥Àj²Ã®£Á ¸À«Äw, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« ¨É¼ÀUÁ« ¸À»/- ¸À»/- vÀºÀ²Ã¯ÁÝgï ¸ÀªÀzÀwÛ dAn ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ, ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀÄ, f¯Áè eÁw ¥Àj²Ã®£Á ¸ÀªÀiÁd PÀ¯Áåt E¯ÁSÉ, ºÁUÀÆ ¸ÀzÀ¸Àå ¸À«Äw, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ðUÀ¼ÀÄ, f¯Áè eÁw ¥ÀgÀ²Ã®£Á ¸À«Äw, ¨É¼ÀUÁ« 6. Learned counsel Sri C. Jagadish, representing the respondents, would vehemently refute the submissions of Smt. Gayathri S.R., contending that the very act of the petitioner securing a caste certificate is contrary to law and that he should face penal consequences. This submission would have been acceptable if the Committee itself had not earlier opined that the proceedings should be dropped. 7. The Committee has clearly opined, as narrated in the order quoted supra, that the proceedings against the petitioner are to be dropped. Notwithstanding this, fresh proceedings have now emanated from the 3rd respondent to the 2nd respondent once again for the very same purpose. In light of the Committee itself having decided to drop the proceedings by holding that the petitioner had not availed any benefit on the basis of his claim of - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17379 WP No. 107432 of 2024 belonging to the Hindu Bhovi community or on the strength of the caste certificate, initiation of an altogether new proceeding by the very same authority would undoubtedly be contrary to law. Therefore, the petition deserves to succeed. 8. With the aforesaid observations, the petition deserves to succeed. The petitioner is serving in the post of APC. 9. In the face of such an opinion by the Committee, despite the vehement opposition of Sri C. Jagadish, I deem it appropriate to allow the petition. Accordingly, the following order: ORDER a. The writ petition is allowed. b. The impugned order dated 27.06.2024 passed by Respondent No.2, produced at Annexure-L, is quashed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE AC/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11