IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.2702 OF 2025 (S-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI GAJENDRA KUMAR R., S/O RACHOOTARADYA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT NO.31, NEAR BASAVESHWARA TEMPLE, MALLASANDRA NADAVATHI POST, HOSKOTE TALUK, BENGALURU TALUK - 560067.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVAPRASAD SHANTANAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY, M.S.BUILDING Di gitally BENGALURU – 560 001 signed by REP. BY ITS SECRETARY CHANDANA B M Location: 2. THE DIRECTOR High Court DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, of Karnataka 9^TH FLOOR, VISHWESHWARAIAH TOWERS, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU – 560 001.

3. THE SECRETARY KARNATAKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION BENGALURU – 560 001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SPOORTHY HEGDE, AGA FOR R1 & R2;

SRI. K.M. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT BEARING NO. E-289848/DMA/EST2/SDA/8/ 2020/6944 DATED 26.12.2022 VIDE ANNEXURE-R ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 BY DECLARING THAT THE APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE, QUALIFIED FOR SELECTION AND APPOINT TO THE