{"id":123036,"date":"2008-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-ranganath-so-late-puttappa-vs-govt-of-karnataka-on-18-july-2008"},"modified":"2014-07-24T00:06:43","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T18:36:43","slug":"p-ranganath-so-late-puttappa-vs-govt-of-karnataka-on-18-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/p-ranganath-so-late-puttappa-vs-govt-of-karnataka-on-18-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"P Ranganath S\/O Late Puttappa vs Govt Of Karnataka on 18 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
P Ranganath S\/O Late Puttappa vs Govt Of Karnataka on 18 July, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Ajit J Gunjal<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF' KARNATAKA, BAN\n\nSATEI) THIS THE 18\"?\" DAY 05' JULY,_i\u00a7:f}'G'$.'_ {: L?  _\n\nBEFORE   \n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE'   \n\nWRIT ;F'E'I'I'I'ION N\u00a2 2'a\u00a792L  2Qo%:\u00e9 %({\" SECRETARY TO ;:>EPAm'MENT\n' --..QF\"U\"f_33AN\"' DEVELOPMENT, M.S.BUILDINGS\n\n' % .__BANG_ALORE-- 1\n\nT}:gi'i~c0MM1ss:0NER\n* BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORPFY\n\n% KUMARA PARK WEST, BLORE~'20\n\nM N GNANEESH\nMAJOR, WORKING AS F.D.A.\n\nCLASS OF I18. 3,\nWORKING AS BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT\n\nAUTHORYFY, KUMARA PARK WEST\nBANGALORE~2O\n\n. . . PEPYFIONER.\n\n\n\nG THEJAKUMARI\nMAJOR, WQRKING AS F'.D.A.\nOF E.S.E.\n\nWORKING AS BANGALORE OEVELOPME}. 2\n\nAUTHORITY, KUMARA PARK WEST\nBANC}ALORE-20\n\nN GANGADHARA \nMAJOR, WORKING AS F.D.A'.;\n\nOFFICE ()1? 13.3.\u00bb;     1\n\nWORKENG AS BANGALO,:\u00e9E.O%OEvELOPMENir  \n\nAUTHORFPY, KUMARA ymazg !}\u00a7{EST'~ O 'O O ;\nBANGAL0RE\u00bb20g_    \n\nO ASWATHANARAYANA'     \nMAJOR, WO_RKIN_C% AsjF.O,A.     O\nOFFICE    .  \n\nWORKIE\u00a7C\u00a7= Bk;N(\u00a7\u00e9;LORE i;>E:vELOPMENT\nA[J\"f\"H'()1\u00a7\"I?I'Y,\"i%\u00a7'LfI\\iI--AI%A PARi{ WEST\nBz:NGALO:2E:\u00a2V2OL~,_(~O_   O\n\nM O' sRINNAS1$zs&UE\u00a7'I'iiY\nMAJORTIN' AGE  ' \"\n4::;:\u00e9'E=*1CE: C)P'.__\u00a3T3HAIRMAN\n\n~ _ ~-'.O__F'E;'RSQNAL SECTION\n, \u00ab, A WC)\u00a3?KJ,NG AT BANGALORE DEVELOPMENT\n= _  A _ mj*1*1:i'ORr_2*':{, KUMARA PARK WEST\n\" , * EAVNGALQRE-20\n\nM R:VE1\u00a7'KA'f'ESH\n\nMAJQR IN AGE\n\n ' = =.Q\u00a7'F'ICE OF DEPUTY SECRETARY4\n=  WORKING AT BANGALORE QEVELOPMENT\n\nAUTHORYFY, KUMARA PARK WEST\nBANGALORE-2Q\n\nRAJANNA '\n\nMAJOR IN AGE\n\nF'.D.A, WORKING EN THE OFFICE OF THE\nWEST DIX\/ISKJN, B.D.A.\n\n\n\nKUMARA PARK WEST\nBANGALOREQO\n\n10 K M RAVISHANKAR\n\nMAJOR IN AGE\n\nf3'.D.A, {R 85 R SECTION)\nB.D.A.\n\nKUMARA PARK WEST T.\nBANGALORE420 \" '\n\n  1izES;?c5NDENTS.\n\n(By Sri T.P. SRINIVASA;'~GO\\_fT'\u00a7}1\u00a7i{. FOR 121;\" \nSR1 K. KRISHNA, FORRZ. '--  A;   A. \n12.3 TO 12.10 --~SER\\fE_Q._ ' .;_ I '\n\n'i'HIS WE \u00a7*:Q3:D ;i.INDE\u00a7R\"'Ai} 2T1C\u00a7..ES 226 AND 227 OF\nTHE CONSf1\"i'TL1f}'I--\u00a37)-133FRAYIN-G'--\u00ab5FQ_ QUASH THE ORDERS\nPASSED B'i'._R'%2;j_WDE._VAI\u00a7'N.F'*'D??.28~114997 AND ANN.G\n\n}3T.3\u00bb7--;2{}G2, ;}?~Ro:re:0Ti1~.{e THERESPONDENTS E ':'o :0.\n\nDIRECT'R-1-&.2'*{fO._(;0NsIDER THE CLAIM OF THE\nPETITIQNERSA 1-33' PF<{)1\\&1.0T\u00a7NG HIM TO THE POST OF'\nF'.\u00a53.A._ FROM 3.9.3. '=FR'OM THE DATE OF HIS RASSING\nDEPA_\u00a7R'I'MENTAL-._. EXAMINATION FROM 1987-88 AS PER\n\n *HIsv%%sE'.I\u00a7vIG\u20ac REGESTER AND GRANT ALL THE SERVICE\n B\u00a3f}MEF3f'FS_  THE PETITIONER FOR WHICH HE IS\n3;JN1)L:R THE SERVICE RULES.\n\n'X ,M%'TH1SL'%I%\u00aerrrI0N COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS\n\nV V} ' 9AY;*--*m12.f CSURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:\n\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n
  The petitioner is questioning Annexures F and G,<\/p>\n
T  pziistjant to’ which respondents 3 to 10 are promoted as<\/p>\n
5 First Division Assistants {FDAs).<\/p>\n
41\/<\/p>\n
\u00a2\n<\/p>\n
2. The case of the petitioner is that he was Working as<\/p>\n
Second Bivision Assistant in the office of 1_:he:’~.._:eeeond
\nrespondent Bangalore Development   -Tlbe
\npetitioner joined the o\ufb01ice under
\nthe Government to provide sezvioes
\nfamiiy. The ease of the petitioner   wasa
\nfreedom \ufb01ghter. Su\ufb02iee it that. i I’e’svgondent–2 had
\ntaken certain persons’ on  it thereby provided<\/p>\n
employment to-::\u00ab”i’}’_1e   in their office.<\/p>\n
S1ibseqfL:e:*iti3;.: in the same manner
\nthe eeI’viees\u00abof the’ was airready regularised by the<\/p>\n
orderef the s After his regularisation, the salary<\/p>\n
.iiv.”$VQ\\Ls”i~ii’\u00a7x{\u00a7d in message of Rs. 490-550 with effect from<\/p>\n
  Vi petitioner became a regular employee of<\/p>\n
  resi[)ende11t}\u00a7i.The petitioner, as {LEI the Rules, completed<\/p>\n
 “‘–._VVVz’;1*.1Ae Tdepxartznental examinations conducted by the KPSC. The<\/p>\n
 _ examination result was announced and the petitioner has<\/p>\n
  passed all the departxnezital examinations. Copies of the<\/p>\n
” ieerti\ufb01eates are to be found at Annexures D} to D6.<\/p>\n
Apparently ignoring the claim of the petitioner, respondent\ufb02<\/p>\n
has promoted respondents 3 to 16 to the post of  The<\/p>\n
said promotion is questioned in this petition.  ‘ ‘  i’ V<\/p>\n
3. I have been taken through tile rei1e:;\u00a73_;t*i st.   _.\n<\/p>\n
4. The grievance of the petitioner is that he is on”;1{ia1.1fw.ith A<\/p>\n
the promotees, in as  he  the
\ndepartmental examinations.  is that his 01211111<\/p>\n
is not considered.    has sought for
\nquashingiioi”    But, however, certainty<\/p>\n
that    other request which is made by<\/p>\n
the pstitionei’._:that   for promotion to the post of<\/p>\n
 V.  is” considered on the basis of passing of<\/p>\n
  examinations, to my mind, there should<\/p>\n
  noizvm a;\u20ac1y.i::ii)edhnent in issuing such a direction.<\/p>\n
 \u00a7i,_V’  ilonsequently, the following order is passed:<\/p>\n
” and 2 to consider the eiaim of the petitioner for promotion to\ufb02<\/p>\n
Petition stands disposed of directing respondents 1<\/p>\n
\/’<\/p>\n
K<\/p>\n
the post of FXDA. having regard to his <\/p>\n
passing of the departmental examinations. S ” ‘ K V. 3 V’ ‘
\nR1118 is made absolute to t11e:-axis-ntA’ ‘A 2
\nMr. T.P. Srinivasa, ieamed  (Visa<\/p>\n
memo of appearance within f0u.z\ufb011?eek\u00e9..  . ‘   A V’<\/p>\n
999<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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