- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27266 WP No. 15650 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 15650 OF 2021 (S-RES) BETWEEN: MAHESHWARI K V D/O. VEDAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/AT NO. 905/S, 25TH MAIN ROAD 3RD CROSS ROAD, SANKRANTHI CIRCLE HEBBAL EXTENSION, MYSURU 570017. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. RESHMA GANESH K, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MANMOHAN P N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT MS BUNDLING, BANGALORE 560001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYAT KR NAGAR, MYSORE ROAD KRISHNARAJANAGARA 571602 KARNATAKA. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYAT MYSURU NEAR LAW COURT, CHAMARAJAPURAM MYSURU 570001. KARNATAKA …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1: SRI B J SOMAYAJI, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3) Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27266 WP No. 15650 of 2021 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 30.05.2019 PASSED BY THE R3 BEARING EST(2)/16/2019-20/20230 (PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-F) AND QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 26.05.2021 PASSED BY THE R3 PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-H 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 H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. At the outset, the learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3 raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner’s father, who was working as Gram Panchayat Secretary Grade-2, is a Civil Servant and the petitioner has to approach the Karnataka 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27266 WP No. 15650 of 2021 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. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 36