- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25810-DB WA No. 977 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF WRIT APPEAL NO. 977 OF 2026 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. AJITHA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS S/O SUBRAYA ACHARI R/AT HOUSE NO.1/3, 28 HALADY POST, KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-576 222 …APPELLANT (BY SRI. BOLA VEDVYAS SHENOY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED 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. THE KARNATAKA EXAMINATION AUTHORITY 18TH CROSS, SAMPIGE ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560012. REPT. BY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. 4. MS. HARSHITHA H.R. Digitally signed by VASANTHA KUMARY B K Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25810-DB WA No. 977 of 2026 AGED MAJOR D/O RAMACHANDRAPPA P OPP. SBI, TAVAREKERE, CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT PIN-577 2131. 5. SRI. HAJARESAB YALIGAR AGED MAJOR S/O SHARIFSAB GUDENAKATTI, KUNDGOL TALUK DHARWAD DISTRICT 581 113 6. SRI. GURURAJ A AGED MAJOR S/O ADIRAJU A.S. 1ST CROSS, HOYSALA BEEDI NEHRUNAGAR, SRI. VEERABADRESHWARA NILAYA BELUR-573 115 HASSAN DISTRICT 7. MS. ANNAPOORNA BADIGERA, D/O LINGAPPA R/AT 1ST FLOOR, POWER BUILDING CHAROOS GALLI, OPP. OLD APMC SAVADATTI ROAD, DHARWAD-580 001 R4 TO R7 WORKING AS COMPUTER OPERATORS C/O KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. RAGHAVENDRA FOR SRI. N.K.RAMESH., ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE FINAL ORDER DATED 18/02/026 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NO.27318/2024 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW WP NO.27318/2024, ETC. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25810-DB WA No. 977 of 2026 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 T.M.NADAF ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the judgment and order dated 18.02.2026 passed by the Writ Court in W.P.No.27318/2024 filed by the appellant herein. 2. The appellant/petitioner was an applicant for the post of Computer Operator under Category 2A (Rural) for recruitment in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretariat for the year 2022. After the selection process, the merit list was published and one Smt. Harshita H.R., who claimed reservation under Category 2A, secured 58.75 marks, whereas the appellant/petitioner, who also claimed reservation under Category 2A (Rural) secured 57.75% marks. Smt. Harshita H.R., being more meritorious was selected for the post of Computer Operator. The appellant/petitioner filed a writ petition contending that Smt. Harshita H.R., should have been shifted to women category and as a result thereof the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25810-DB WA No. 977 of 2026 appellant/petitioner ought to have been offered the appointment under Category 2A (Rural). 3. We find no substance in the submission of the learned counsel for the appellant/petitioner. When Smt. Harshita H.R., has claimed reservation under Category 2A and she has ranked first in the merit list, she has rightly been offered appointment under Category 2A. Now, the appellant/petitioner cannot claim that a higher-ranked candidate above him should be shifted to some other category for which there is no claim by such candidate to that other category. We, therefore, find no substance in this appeal and find no error in the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge. Accordingly, the writ appeal stands dismissed. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (T.M.NADAF) JUDGE RKA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20