- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16210-DB WP No. 2855 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION NO. 2855 OF 2025 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SHASHIRAJA S/O MANJU KULAL AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT 1008, 9TH CROSS, 1ST MAIN, MC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560040. 2. SRI VASANTH B H, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA B AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT 1314, VIJAYANAGARA, 11TH MAIN ROAD, NEAR UDUPI KITCHEN, BENGALURU-560040. 3. SHIVAKUMARA K C S/O CHUNCHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, KIRUGAVALU (VILLAGE AND POST) MALAVALLI (TALUK) MANDYA-571424. 4. RAMESH R. S/O RAMA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, AGRAHARA (THANDA), ARASAPURA (POST), KORATAGERE (TALUK) TUMAKURU-572121. Digitally signed by NANJUNDACHARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16210-DB WP No. 2855 of 2025 5. SACHIN ANIL JADHAV S/O ANIL AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS KUSANAL (V) ATHANI (TALUK) BELAGAVI-591316. 6. PRAVEEN GUDI S/O SHEKHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, AMBEDKAR COLONY ANAND NAGAR OLD HUBLI-580020. 7. KUMARA B S S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS BADAKYATHANAHALLI (V) SOMANAHALLI (POST) HOLENARASIPURA (T) HASSAN – 573136. 8. SALIBAI D/O PANDU AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, BALAJINAGARA (V) BASAVANTHPURA, THANGUDI, YADAGIRI-585202. 9. CHANDRASHEKHAR S GHALIMATH S/O SIDDARUDHA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, ALMEL (POST), SINDAGI (TALUK), VIJAYAPURA-586202. 10. RAVI KUMAR SHIVOOR S/O BASAVARAJ AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, SALOTGI, VIJAYAPURA-586217. 11. GANGADHARA B S/O BASAVARAJ B AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, T.KALLAHALLI, POOJARAHALLI (P), KUDLIGI (TALUK) VIJAYANAGARA-583218. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16210-DB WP No. 2855 of 2025 12. DINESH KUMAR G.A. S/O PADMAVATHAMMA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, PRASAHANTH NAGAR, KALLUDI(P) GOWRIBIDANUR(TALUK) CHIKKABALLAPUR-561208. 13. RAVIKUMAR A. S. S/O SIDDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, ANASALE (VILLAGE AND POST) MALAVALLI (TALUK) MANDYA-571424. 14. DARSHAN A S S/O SHIVALINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS ANATHI (POST), BAGURU (HOBLI) CHANNARAYAPATTANA (TALUK) HASSAN – 573131. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. V LAKSHMINARAYANA, SR. ADV. FOR SRI VIKRAM BALAJI, ADV.) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION, POLICE SERVICE – A BENGALURU-560001. 2. KARNATAKA EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, REP. BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAMPIGE ROAD, 18TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560012. 3. ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NO. KARNATAKA POLICE HEAD QUARTERS NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU- 560 001. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16210-DB WP No. 2855 of 2025 4. SUNIL C ROLL NO.19100299 AGE NOT KNOW FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN 5. VINAYAK PATIL ROLL NO.17300376 AGE NOT KNOW FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN 6. KISHORE KUMAR M C ROLL NO.18800324 AGE NOT KNOW FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN 7. JAYASIMHA ROLL NO.10200774 AGE NOT KNOW FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN 8. VASANTHA KUMARI ROLL NO.19600195 AGE NOT KNOWN FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V SHIVAREDDY, AGA FOR R1 & R3 SMT. PRAMODINI RANGANATH, ADV. FOR R2 SRI LEELESH KRISHNA, ADV. FOR R4 TO R8) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 26.03.2024 IN OA NO-1454-1455/2024 (ANNEXURE-B) PASSED BY THE KSAT BENGALURU AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE KSAT BENGALURU IN OA NO-1454- 1455/2024 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16210-DB WP No. 2855 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Learned senior counsel Sri.V.Lakshminarayana along with Sri.Vikram Balaji, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Additional Government Advocate Sri.V.Shivareddy for the State, learned counsel Smt.Pramodini Ranganath for respondent No.2 and Sri.Leelesh Krishna, learned counsel for respondent Nos.4 to 8 are present. 2. Learned senior counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have filed memo seeking leave to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to approach the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) since in the impugned order, the Tribunal has given liberty to the petitioner to approach the Tribunal after publication of final select list. It is submitted that now the final select list is published, petitioners seek liberty to approach the Tribunal. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16210-DB WP No. 2855 of 2025 3. Submission of the learned senior counsel is placed on record. 4. Writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as sought for and in terms of the order passed by the Tribunal. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE NC CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53