- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB WA No. 402 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. 402 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: BASAVARAJ KONDIYAVAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS S/O LATE SHARANAPPA KODIYAVAR, R/AT NGO QTRS, E22, 6TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU-560 010 …APPELLANT (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, KODIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB WA No. 402 of 2025 KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DIST-562 119 4. ARJUN N., S/O NAGARAJU, AGED MAJOR, NO.69, BAGALOORU, BANAGALORE NORTH TALUK, BANGALORE-562 149 5. NEELAPPA THALAVAR S/O IRAPPA, AGED MAJOR, NO.51, VENKATESHWARA NILAYA 3RD CROSS, VINAYAKA LAYOUT, MALLATTHAHALLI, BANGALORE-560 056 6. RAVI KUMAR K.S., AGED MAJOR, S/O LATE SHIVARAMEGOWDA, KOCHAHALLI VILLAGE, NO.115, GODENAHALLI POST, BINDIGANAVILE HOBLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA DIST-571 448 7. MATAPATHI MUKAMBIKA AGED MAJOR, D/O ANANDA S.K., DAPIDAR HOUSE MUKAMBIKA NILAYA, ULLURU, MUDLAKATTE POST, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DIST-576 217 8. KAVYASHREE N., AGED MAJOR W/O BAAVARAJU M.N., KANCHAGHATTA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB WA No. 402 of 2025 HOSA BADAVANE CHURCH OPPOSITE TIPATHOORU TUMAKUR DISTRICT -572 201 9. MANJULA M.N., AGED MAJOR, W/O SATHISH, NO.122, WARD NO.5, POLICE PARADE FIELD NEAR, MG ROAD, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562 101 10. NANDINI K.D., AGED MAJOR, D/O DHARMAPPA K.E., JAYARAMA BUILDING, VISHAL ENGLISH SCHOOL NEAR, SHRIKANTAPURA (ANCHEPALYA), NAGASANDRA POST, BANGALORE-560 073 11. RANJAN, AGED MAJOR, S/O MADHUSUDHAN, NO.144, CHIKKA MASIDI BEEDI, GUNDLAPETE TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGARA DIST-571 111 12. ANURADHA H.L., AGED MAJOR, W/O HARISH D., HIREHALLI POST-572 168, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT, URDIGERE HOBLI 13. HANUMANTHA SIDDAPPA KERAKALAMATTI AGED MAJOR, S/O SIDDAPPA, MUKHAM POST, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB WA No. 402 of 2025 KATARAKI, BILAGI TALUK, BAGALKOT DIST-587 116 14. SAMARINAJ SHIRANAL AGED MAJOR, D/O DAVAL SAB, SHAHAPETA GALLI, STATION BANK ROAD, KUMABARA KIRANI ANGADI NEAR, VIJAYAPURA TALUK AND DISTRICT-586 101 15. SURESH AGED MAJOR, S/O PUTTAMADAIAH, GOWTHAM BADAVANE, ALANDURU TOWN, CHAMARAJANAGARA -571 441 16. SIDDAGANGAIAH, AGED MAJOR, S/O THIMAIAH, KOTTIGE GOLLAHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, GULURU HOBLI, TUMKURU -572 104 17. THE HONBLE SPEAKER KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 18. SMT. PRIYANKA HUGGENNAVARU W/O HANAMAPPA KURUBAR, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT NO.143/2, 2ND MAIN ROAD, MARENAHALLI, VIJAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 001 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB WA No. 402 of 2025 19. 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 20. SHASHIKALA S., D/O SIDDALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT MAJOR, R/AT NO.92, 1ST MAIN ROAD 1ST CROSS, MUNESHWARA NAGAR, PATTEGARAPALYA, BENGALURU-560 079 21. BASAVARAJ D., S/O LATE DODDAMAYIGAIAH, AGED MAJOR, R/AT DKS DODDI, YERANGERE BICHAHALLI POST, KODIHALLI HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, RAMANAGARA -562 119 22. NANDINI K.D D/O HARSHA D, AGE. MAJOR RESIDING AT HIREHALLI POST-572168, TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT, URDIGERE HOBLI 23. RANJAN S/O HARSHA D, AGE. MAJOR, RESIDING AT HIREHALLI POST-572 168, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB WA No. 402 of 2025 TUMAKURU TALUK AND DISTRICT, URDIGERE HOBLI 24. SRI GURU T.K., S/O LATE KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS RESIDENT OF CHIKKANADODDI 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 UNRERESENTED) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO a)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. (b)DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO CREATE A SUPERNUMERARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE APPELLANT TO CONTINUE IN THE POSITION AS DALAYAT AND ETC. 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 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB WA No. 402 of 2025 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. 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. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB WA No. 402 of 2025 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.: 11