- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53771-DB WP No. 12309 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT PETITION NO. 12309 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: RISHAB TRAKROO S/O SRI SUNIL KUMAR TRAKROO, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RESIDING AT 67, 3RD CROSS, KALIDASA LAYOUT, SRINAGAR, BANGALORE 560050 MOBILE 8217516274 EMAIL RTRAKROO17@GMAIL.COM AADHAR 2950 9818 2911 PAN BYIPT8010N …PETITIONER (BY SRI. THILAKRAJ. S. V., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE - 560001 2. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING (DOPT), Digitally signed by NIRMALA DEVI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53771-DB WP No. 12309 of 2025 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110001 3. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560001 4. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE CHIEF MINISTER, CHIEF MINISTER'S OFFICE, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560001 5. DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001 6. TV9 KANNADA PVT LTD 13/1 RHENIUS STREET, RICHMOND TOWN, BANGALORE 560025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1, R3 TO R5 SRI. H SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSGI A/W SRI. K. BHEEMAIAH, CGC FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) RULES, 2018 PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT GOVERNMENT TO CONSTITUTE A COMMISSION/ COMMITTEE OR ANY APPROPRIATE BODY TO - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53771-DB WP No. 12309 of 2025 ENQUIRE AND REPORT ON THE ISSUES FACED THAT HAVE RESULTED IN A MAMMOTH NUMBER OF PENDING COMPLAINTS WITH RESPECT TO THE SAKALA MISSION AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition as Public Interest Litigation inter alia praying that directions be issued to respondents to strictly implement "one officer, one sanctioned post" policy. 2. Learned DSGI appears for respondent No.2 and states that the subject matter of the present petition essentially relates to service issues and a public interest litigation with regard to such issues is not maintainable. He also refers to the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Dr. Duryodhan, Sahu and others vs. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:53771-DB WP No. 12309 of 2025 Jitendra Kumar Mishra and others reported in (1998) 7 SCC 273. 2. None appears for the petitioner. 3. In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4