- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11989-DB WA No. 478 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT APPEAL NO. 478 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. ARJUN N., S/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, NO.69, BAGALOORU. BANAGALORE NORTH TALUK, BANGALORE-562 149 2. NEELAPPA THALAVAR S/O IRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, NO.51, VENKATESHWARA NILAYA 3RD CROSS, VINAYAKA LAYOUT, MALLATTHAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 056 3. RAVI KUMAR K.S., AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, S/O LATE SHIVARAMEGOWDA, KOCHAHALLI VILLAGE, NO.115, GODENAHALLI POST, BINDIGANAVILE HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DIST-571 448 4. MANJULA M.N., AGED 35 YEARS, Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11989-DB WA No. 478 of 2025 W/O SATHISH, NO.122, WARD NO.5, POLICE PARADE FIELD NEAR, M.G. ROAD, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101 5. ANURADHA H.L., AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, W/O HARISH D, HIREHALLI POST-572 168 TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT, URDIGERE HOBLI 6. SHASHIKALA S., D/O SIDDALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT NO.92, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, MUNESHWARA NAGAR, PATTEGARAPALYA, BENGALURU-560 079. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. J PRASHANTH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 2. KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, P.B.NO.5074 VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001 3. ARUNA K.P., AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, S/O PUTTASWAMY, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11989-DB WA No. 478 of 2025 KODIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DIST-562 119 4. MATAPATHI MUKAMBIKA AGED MAJOR D/O ANANDA S.K., DAPIDAR HOUSE, MUKAMBIKA NILAYA, ULLURU, MUDLAKATTE POST, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DIST-576 217 5. KAVYASHREE N., AGED MAJOR, W/O BASAVARAJU M.N., KANCHAGHATTA, HOSA BADAVANE, CHURCH OPPOSITE, TIPATOORU, TUMAKUR DISTRICT 6. NANDINI K.D., AGED MAJOR, D/O DHARMAPPA K.E., JAYARAMA BUILDING, VISHAL ENGLISH SCHOOL NEAR SHRIKANTAPURA (ANCHEPALYA), NAGASANDRA POST, BANGALORE-560 073 7. RANJAN, AGED MAJOR, S/O MADHUSUDHAN, NO.144, CHIKKA MASIDI BEEDI, GUNDLAPETE TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGARA -571 111 8. HANUMANTHA SIDDAPPA KERAKALLAMATTI AGED MAJOR - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11989-DB WA No. 478 of 2025 S/O SIDDPPA MUKHAM POST, KATARAKI, BILAGI TALUK, BAGALKOT DIST-587 116 9. SAMARINAJ SHIRANAL AGED MAJOR, D/O DAVAL SAB, SHAHAPETA GALLI, STATION BANK ROAD, KUMABARA KIRANI ANGADI NEAR, VIJAYAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT. 10. SURESH AGED MAJOR, S/O PUTTAMADAIAH, GOWTHAM BADAVANE, ALANDURU TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGARA -571 441 11. SIDDAGANGAIAH, AGED MAJOR, S/O THIMAIAH GULURU HOBLI, KOTTIGE GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, TUMKURU -572 104 12. THE HON'BLE SPEAKER KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 13. SMT. PRIYANKA HUGGENNAVARU W/O HANAMAPPA KURUBAR, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT NO.143/2, 2ND MAIN ROAD, MARENAHALLI, VIJAYANAGAR, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11989-DB WA No. 478 of 2025 BENGALURU-560 001 14. SHOBHA S., W/O SANTHOSH. C, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT NO.302, 3RD FLOOR, 14TH MAIN ROAD, (VAISHNAVI HEAVENS) 2ND STAGE, KUMARASWAMY LAYOUT, BENGALURU - 560 078 15. BASAVARAJ.D S/O LATE DODDAMAYIGAIAH, AGE: MAJOR, R/AT DKS DODDI, YERANGERE, BICHAHALLI POST, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA - 562 119 16. NANDINI.K.D, D/O HARSHA.D, MAJOR IN AGE HEREHALLI POST, UDRIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 168 17. RANJAN S/O HARSHA AGE MAJOR HEREHALLI POST, URDIGERE HOBLI TUMKUR DISTRICT-372 168 18. SRI GURU T.K., S/O LATE KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDENT OF CHIKKANADODDI, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11989-DB WA No. 478 of 2025 ABBUR POST, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA-562 160 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MOHAMMAD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R1 & R2 SRI.BOLA VEDAVYAS SHENOY, ADVOCATE FOR C/R3 SRI.RAJESHWARA P.N., ADVOCATE FOR C/R13 SRI.PAVAN SAGAR, ADVOCATE FOR C/R18 R4. R5, R8, R9, R10 & R11 ARE SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT APPEAL FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE COMMON ORDER DATED 30/01/2025, PASSED IN WP NO.14388/2023 CONNECTED WITH WP NO.13561/2023 AND WP NO.26066/2023, BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND PASS SUCH OTHER SUITABLE ORDER OR ORDERS. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present intra Court appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 30.01.2025 passed in W.P.No.14388/2023 and connected writ petitions. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11989-DB WA No. 478 of 2025 2. We have already disposed of a writ appeal against the said judgment and order in W.A.No.338/2025. 3. Paragraph 6 and 7 of the said judgment reads as under: 6. We do not find any substance in the submission advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant for accommodating the appellant against the vacant post, for which the advertisement has been issued by the Assembly on 25.10.2024. 7. In view thereof we dispose of this appeal with a direction to the 1st respondent not to disturb the appellant till freshly selected candidate joins against the vacant post, wherein the appellant is working. 4. We, therefore, dispose of this writ appeal in terms of the judgment dated 27.11.2025 passed in W.A.No.338/2025. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE RKA, List No.: 2 Sl No.: 12