Karnataka High Court
WP/34828/2025 of SRI. SHIVAMURTHY MATHAPATI Vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA on 28 August 2026
CNR: KAHC010745382025 NC: 2026:KHC:46553-DB WP No. 34828 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 34828 OF 2025 (S-KSAT) BETWEEN: SRI
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
AND
THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO
WRIT PETITION NO. 34828 OF 2025 (S-KSAT)
BETWEEN:
SRI SHIVAMURTHY MATHAPATI
SON OF GURULINGAYYA
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS
RESIDENT OF MADIYAL
ALAND TALUK
GULBARGA DISTRICT – 585 236.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI M. MADHUSUDAN, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
TO GOVERNMENT
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
LIVELIHOOD DEPARTMENT
M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001.
2.
THE COMMISSIONER
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND
EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT
KAUSHALYA BHAVANA, DAIRY CIRCLE
BANNERGHATTA ROAD
BENGALURU - 560 029.
Digitally signed
by G
SHREERAKSHA
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA
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3.
THE KARNATAKA PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
UDYOGA SOUDHA
BANGALORE - 560 001.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI K.R. RAJENDRA, AGA FOR R1 & R2;
SMT. SINCHANA M.R., ADVOCATE FOR R3)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE
A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI BY QUASHING THE
ORDER DATED 17.10.2025 IN APPLICATION No.4384/2025
(VIDE ANNEXURE-B) PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BANGALORE AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS
UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS
and
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO
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ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R DEVDAS)
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the application filed by the petitioner before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru, was disposed of on 17th October 2025 on the ground that the petitioner herein has not given sufficient breathing time to the respondents to consider his representation and therefore,
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the application was held to be premature. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits while pointing out to Annexure-A9 that the 2nd respondent had rejected the candidature of the petitioner on the ground that the documents were verified and they are not complete and accordingly, the petitioner is not eligible for counselling. In that view of the matter, learned counsel submits that the Tribunal could not have rejected the application filed by the petitioner on the ground that the application is premature.
2. We accept the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner.
3. Accordingly, we proceed to allow the Writ Petition, while setting aside the impugned order passed by the Tribunal in Application No.4384/2025 dated 17th October 2025. The matter stands remitted back to the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru for
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re-consideration of the matter on merits. Ordered accordingly.
Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE
Sd/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE
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