ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT)

Petitioner, a civil servant is knocking at the doors of Writ Court for laying a challenge to the State Administrative Tribunal’s common order dated 08.07.2020 whereby her Application No.745/2012 c/w Application No.1196/2013 have been negatived. In the former, she had challenged the Government Order dated 25.01.2012 issued by the 2nd respondent-Desk Officer whereby she has been dismissed from service on the ground that she had secured public employment on the basis of a fraudulently obtained Caste Certificate in terms of Rule 11 of Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules , 1957. In the later, she had sought for a direction for considering her candidature for promotion to the post of Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes.

2. Foundational facts of the case:

2.1 Petitioner was issued a Social Status Certificate (Kotegar-SC) dated 30.08.1991 in the light of orders passed inter alia in W.P.No.8234/1983, W.A.No.2722/1991 & W.A.No.851/1994. On the basis of caste certificate, she was appointed as Assistant Co