- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4027 WP No. 18898 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 18898 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI DR. K A OBALAPPA S/O SRI YEKAPPA K. AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT LOKIKERE DAVANAGERE - 577 002. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAJESHA SHETTIGARA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560 001 REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGIATE EDUCATION MANGALURU -575 001. 4. THE ACADEMY OF GENERAL EDUCATION MANIPAL, UDUPI DISTRICT - 576 104 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.SPOORTHY HEGDE N, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3: SMT. TANUSHREE, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MANMOHAN P N, ADVOCATE FOR R4) Digitally signed by MALATHI CHALUVA IYENGAR Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4027 WP No. 18898 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO GIVE DIRECTION TO 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENT TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 08/05/2025 SUBMITTED ANNEXURE A AND B BY THE PETITIONER AND FURNISH THE PROVISIONAL LIST AS WELL AS FINAL SELECTION LIST ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT IN PURSUANCE OF RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION DATED 20/03/2023 PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER AS ANNEXURE-E. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. In this writ petition, the petitioner has sought for the following relief/s: “(a) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction to 2nd and 3rd respondent to consider the representation dated 08/05/2025 submitted Annexure-A and B by the petitioner and furnish the Provisional list as well as Final Selection list issued by the 4th respondent in pursuance of recruitment notification dated 20/03/2023 published in the Newspaper as Annexure-E. (b) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4027 WP No. 18898 of 2025 include his name firstly in the provisional list of selected candidates and thereafter, include his name in the final list of selected candidates, having regard to the marks in the qualifying interview and appoint him as Assistant Teacher as a permanent employee and grant him all the consequential benefits in accordance with law; (c) Pass any other order or orders which this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to grant in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that pursuant to the notification dated 20.03.2023 issued by respondent No.3 vide Annexure-E, inviting applications in respect of various Assistant Teacher posts in various subjects, which were vacant in respondent No.4–Education Institution, the petitioner applied for the post of Assistant Teacher (Kannada). Thereafter, pursuant to the petitioner’s application for the post of Assistant Teacher (Kannada), respondent No.4 issued a call letter calling - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4027 WP No. 18898 of 2025 upon the petitioner for documents and certificates for verification and accordingly, the petitioner appeared for the interview. In spite of the production of original documents and certificates for verification before respondent No.4, till today, respondent No.4 has not disclosed either the provisional selection list or the final selection list. Therefore, he seeks to allow this petition. 3. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.4 has submitted that, if the petitioner has any grievance, he can file objections to the provisional selection list to be furnished by the respondents and if any objection is filed, the same will be considered, in accordance with law. 4. In view of the above, following order is passed: ORDER a) The writ petition is disposed of. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4027 WP No. 18898 of 2025 b) Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to file objections, if any, in case respondent No.4 issues a provisional selection list. c) If such objections are filed, respondent No.4 is directed to consider the same before issuing the final selection list. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 52