- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51888 WP No. 13656 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 13656 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRIDHAR K S/O KARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT 98, AIMANGAL HOBLI, CHITRADURGA-577599 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SRINIVAS V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMIS VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51888 WP No. 13656 of 2025 2. THE KARNATAKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION UDYOGA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B.P. RADHA, AGA FOR R1 SRI. K.M. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT NOT TO CONDUCT FINAL EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF GAZETTE PROBATIONERS GROUP-A AND B WHICH IS SCHEDULED ON 03.05.2025, 05.05.2025 AND 07.05.2025 AND CONSEQUENTLY DIRECT THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO CONDUCT THE FRESH EXAMINATION FOR THE POST OF GAZETTE PROBATIONERS GROUP A AND B BY PROVIDING THE CORRECT TRANSLATED QUESTION PAPER TO THE APPLICANTS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ****** CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51888 WP No. 13656 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking for a mandamus directing respondent No.2 not to conduct the examination for the post of Gazetted probationers Group 'A' and 'B', which was scheduled to be held on 03.05.2025, 05.05.2025 and 07.05.2025. 2. This Court vide order dated 02.05.2025 permitted the petitioner to appear for the Main Examinations conducted by respondent No.2 scheduled on 03.05.2025, 05.05.2025 and 07.05.2025, as per Circular dated 27.03.2025, and respondent No.2 was directed to issue the Admission ticket to the petitioner. 3. As the reliefs sought by the petitioner in this writ petition have rendered infructuous, in view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51888 WP No. 13656 of 2025 4. In view of the same, pending interlocutory applications, if any, stand disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 8