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2025 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 25124

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
ANU SIVARAMAN, MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K, JJ
THE REGISTRAR GENERAL HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA – Appellant
Versus
SRI. PAVANESH D.S/O LATE SURESH D. – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI. S.S. NAGANAND, SMT. SUMANA NAGANAND, SRI. M.A. APPAIAH, SRI. YESHU MISHRA, SRI. ADITHYA SONDHI, SRI. N.B.N. SWAMY, SRI. K. SHASHIKANTH PRASAD, SRI. G. N. NANJUNDAIAH, SRI. R. BOPPAPPA
For the Respondents: SRI. M.S. BHAGWAT, SRI. GAURAV AGARWAL, SRI. PRADEEP C.S., SRI. M.A. APPAIAH, SRI. ADITHYA SONDHI, SRI. N.B.N. SWAMY

Table of Content
1. introduction of the case and parties involved (Para 1 , 2)
2. background leading to the appeals regarding seniority of district judges (Para 6 , 8 , 10)
3. court's observations on procedural aspects and appeals (Para 18 , 20 , 21)
4. legal principles governing seniority and recruitment quotas (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 41)
5. final ruling affirming lower court's decision and directives for action (Para 57 , 59 , 80)

CAV JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN)

These writ appeals arise from the order dated 19.07.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.4046/2020 (S-RES).

2. Writ Appeal No.1006/2023 is preferred by the Registrar General of the High Court of Karnataka (for brevity, "the High Court",) being aggrieved by the Order dated 19.07.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge, allowing Writ Petition No.4046/2020 filed by respondents No.1 to 4 (direct recruits) and quashing the Final Seniority List of District Judges published by the High Court during July 2016 (Annexure A to the writ petition) & 16.03.2022 (Annexure N to the writ petition) and further directing the High Court to publish the Seniority List of District Judges in accordance with law.

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