WP No. 100569 of 2025 HC-KAR WP No. 100571 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 100547 OF 2025 (S-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 100568 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO. 100569 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO. 100571 OF 2025 IN W.P.NO.100547/2025 BETWEEN:

KAVERI W/O. KAGGALLU VEERABHADRAGOWDA, AGE: 23 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. DOOR NO.58, WARD NO.01, NEAR ANJINEYYA TEMPLE, SIRUGUPPA, K. BELAGAL VILLAGE, TQ. AND DIST. BALLARI -583 121.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH V .BHAT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA AND PANCHAYAT RAJ 3^RD FLOOR, PATTIHAL Location: High M.S. BUILDING, Court of Karna taka, Dharwad Bench, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001.

Dharwad

2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BALLARI-583101.

3. THE VICE SECRETARY / MEMBER SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISORS, APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE, BALLARI – 583 101.

4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYAT TQ: SIRUGUPPA, DIST: BALLARI – 583 119.

WP No. 100569 of 2025 HC-KAR WP No. 100571 of 2025

5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, K. BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYAT, TQ. SIRUGUPPA, DIST. BALLARI-583 119.

6. THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN, DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY, BALLARI - 583 101.

7. NAGAVENI K., AGE. 25 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. WARD NO.1, GOLLARA STREET, ARALIGANUR VILLAGE, TQ. SIRUGUPPA, DIST. BALLARI – 583 121.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R6;

SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5;

SMT. RANJITA G. ALAGWADI, ADVOCATE FOR R7)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED 2^ND PROVISIONAL SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT FOR THE POT OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR AT K.BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYATH BEARING NO.SAM.GPAMBA/ C3/GRAPAM/ GRA.ME.NE/ 39/2023-24 DATED 06.01.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-G TO THE WRIT PETITION INSOFAR IT RELATES TO THE PRESENT PETITIONER. ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 2^ND AND 3^RD RESPONDENT TO RECONSIDER THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND TO PROCEED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE POST OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR UNDER K.

BELAGAL GRAM PANCHAYATH AS PER THE SERVICE RULES AND ETC., IN W.P.NO.100568/2025 BETWEEN:

ANJALI J. D/O. JAMBAYYA H.

AGE. 24 YEARS, OCC. NIL, R/O. UBBALAGANDI VILLAGE, U RAJAPURA POST, TQ. SANDURU, DIST. BALLARI-583 152.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. GIRISH V .BHAT, ADVOCATE)

WP No. 100569 of 2025 HC-KAR WP No. 100571 of 2025 AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PANCHAYAT RAJ 3^RD FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001.

2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, BALLARI-583101.

3. THE VICE SECRETARY / MEMBER SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISORS, APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE, BALLARI – 583 101.

4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYAT TQ. SANDURU, DIST: BALLARI – 583 121.

5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RAJAPURA GRAM PANCHAYAT, TQ. SANDURU, DIST. BALLARI - 583 119.

6. THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN, DISTRICT CENTRAL LIBRARY, BALLARI - 583 101. 7. *MANJULA K.

AGE: 24 YEARS, CC: NIL, R/O: BANNIHATTI VILLAGE, NAGALAPURA POST, TQ: SANDUR, DIST: BALLARI – 583 123.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R6;

SRI. V. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R5;

SMT. RANJITA G. ALAGWADI, ADVOCATE FOR R7)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OR A DIRECTION OR AN APPROPRIATE ORDER IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE IMPUGNED 2^ND PROVISIONAL SELECTION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE 2^ND RESPONDENT FOR THE POT OF GRAM PANCHAYAT LIBRARY SUPERVISOR AT RAJAPURA GRAM PANCHAYATH BEARING NO.SAM.GPAMBA/ C3/GRAPAM/ GRA.ME.NE/ 39/2023-24 DATED 06.01.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE