IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND WRIT PETITION No. 36585 OF 2025 (S-KSAT)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI SENDIL KUMAR P S/O PERUMAL P AGED 44 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, FINGER PRINT BUREAU, MADIVALA, BENGALURU R/AT BLOCK C-1, FPB QUARTERS, FSL COMPOUND, MADIVALA, BENGALURU - 560 068.

2. SRI MALLIKARJUNA SWAMY, H.R.

S/O RAMACHARI S.

AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, FINGER PRINT BUREAU, FINGER PRINT UNIT, Digitally signed by KOTE POLICE STATION BUILDING, NANJUNDACHARI 1^ST FLOOR, KOTE ROAD, Location: H IGH SHIVAMOGGA-577 202, COURT OF R/AT NO.33, “SHRI SADANA”

KARNATAKA OKKALAKERI, 1^ST CROSS, NEAR SIDDESWARA GADDUGE, PURALE, SHIVAMOGGA TOWN – 577 222.

3. SRI SHIVANANDA K. RATHOD, S/O KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, HEAD CONSTABLE, FINGER PRINT BUREAU, TUMAKURU WORKING ON DEPUTATION AT FPB, BELAGAVI R/AT PWD QUARTERS, BLOCK-1/B VISHWESHWARAIAH NAGAR, BELAGAVI- 590010.

4. SRI MANJUNATH.S. TETAMBI, S/O SURESH, AGED 48 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, FINGER PRINT BUREAU, BALLARY UNIT, BALLARY, R/AT POLICE GUEST HOUSE, BRUCEPET POLICE STATION, BALLARY-583101.

5. SMT. JYOTHI DESAI, W/O LAXMIKANTH DESAI, AGED 46 YEARS, WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE, FINGER PRINT BUREAU, KALABURAGI, R/AT KALLUR VILLAGE TALUK: CHITTAPURA, DIST: KALABURAGI-585101 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. T NARAYANASWAMY, ADV. FOR SRI RUDRAPPA P., ADV.)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, 4^TH FLOOR, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, KARNATAKA STATE, NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.

3. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CRIME AND TECHNICAL, DG OFFICE COMPOUND NRUPATUNGA ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.

4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, FINGER PRINT BUREAU, FSL COMPOUND, MADIVALA, BENGALURU-560 068.

5. SRI. M. MANJU, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (FPB), FINGER PRINT BUREAU POLICE UNIT, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, MANDYA - 571401.

6. SRI. MALLIKARJUNAYYA PANCHAKSHARAIAH AMBAYYANAMATHA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (FPB), FINGER PRINT BUREAU POLICE UNIT.

DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, VIJAYANAGARA DISTRICT, HOSPETE- 583201.

7. SRI. MANTESH KALLAPPA BANAKAR.

AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (FPB), FINGER PRINT BUREAU POLICE UNIT, OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BENGALURU CITY, INFANTRY ROAD, BENGALURU-560001.

8. SRI. MALAGOUDA PHADIGOUDA PATIL, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS WORKING AS HEAD CONSTABLE (FPB), FINGER PRINT BUREAU POLICE UNIT, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, BELAGAVI-590001. 9. SMT. PADMAVATHI S NANDIKOORA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS WORKING AS POLICE SUB INSPECTOR (FPB)

FINGER PRINT BUREAU POLICE UNIT, DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE, KALABURGI DISTRICT, KALABURAGI-585301.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIKAS ROJIPURA, AGA FOR R1 TO R4 V/O/D 12.12.2025 NOTICE TO R5 TO R9 IS D/W)

THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I) ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE KARNATAKA STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AT BENGALURU DATED 09/06/2025 PASSED IN APPLICATION NOS. 4820-4824/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-A AS ERRONEOUS AND CONTRARY TO LAW, AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION NOS. 4820-4824/2024 THEREIN; II) CONSEQUENTLY ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT BEARING NO.08/SIBBANDI/BE.MU.SAM/ 2023-24 DATED 02/08/2024, ISSUED BY 4^TH RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A16 AND ETC.

THIS PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDER ON 09.02.2026 COMING ON THIS DAY, S.G.PANDIT J., PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND

CAV ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT)

Petitioners, working as Head Constables in the Finger Print Bureau (for short, ‘FPB’) of the second respondent department are before this Court questioning the correctness and legality of order dated 09.06.2025 in Application Nos.4820 to 4824/2024 passed by the Karnataka State