( 1 ) THE petitioner has challenged in this writ petition the appointment of the second respondent as Special Public Prosecutor for conducting the case in the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kolar, in S. C. No. 239 of 2004 connected with S. C. No. 214 of 2004 in Crime No. 4 of 2003 registered by the Gownapalli Police, Srinivasapura Taluk, Kolar district.

( 2 ) THE case of the petitioner is he is arrayed as the first accused and he is facing trial in S. C. No. 239 of 2004 for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B, 143, 144, 147, 148 and 302 read with Section 3 (2) (v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities ) Act, 1989. He contends that earlier in the said case the State was represented by a Public Prosecutor attached to the Department of prosecution, Government of Kamataka. When the second respondent entered his appearance in the case he made enquiry and came to know that by the impugned order he is appointed as a Special Public prosecutor. The said appointment is made on the basis of a representation given by Smt. Surya Kalavathi, the wife of deceased shama Shankara Reddy to the Law Minister who had written a note on the ve