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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S. G. PANDIT J, T.M. NADAF J
Sumithra H.R., W/o Sri Raghavendra – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka Department Of Women & Child Development – Respondent
ORDER
S.G.PANDIT, J.
The petitioner, aggrieved by order dated 06.01.2022 in Application No.4890/2019 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal at Bengaluru (for short “Tribunal”) rejecting her application, questioning her non-selection to the post of Female Supervisor in the Department of Women and Child Development is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
2. The brief facts of the case are that, the petitioner vide Notification dated 05.10.2016 applied for the post of Female Supervisor in the Department of Women and Child Development claiming reservation under category 2A. The petitioner was called for verification of documents and interview was conducted on 10.01.2018. The petitioner is said to have secured 45% marks. The provisional select list of Female Supervisors was published on 28.11.2018 and the name of the applicant/petitioner was not found, whereas, the names of respondents No.3 to 7 found place in the provisional select list, who were less meritorious than the petitioner. The petitioner is said to have filed her objections to the said provisional select list. However, final select list was published on 26.02.2019. Even in the final
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