{"id":81388,"date":"2010-01-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/d-m-bajantri-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-8-january-2010"},"modified":"2014-04-06T06:59:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T01:29:44","slug":"d-m-bajantri-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-8-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/d-m-bajantri-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-8-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"D M Bajantri vs The State Of Karnataka on 8 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
D M Bajantri vs The State Of Karnataka on 8 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: V.Gopalagowda And A.S.Bopanna<\/div>\n
I\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED TPHS THE 8\"\" DAY OF JANUARY 2010\n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE v GOPAI,A__\u00a7}'O5VN\"_I;':AA'   _ _\n\nAND\n\nTHE HONBLE MR.JUs'1'1t;E B'Q\u00a7AN-:\\iAf;%___& \n\nWRIT PETITION NO;AV_3-39242\/A-2'(')O9 (s\u00a7\u00e9KAA'n%  I\n\nSHRI D M BAJANTRI s\/~Q\"sHR1 :yiA\u00a3_;A.I'>PA _\n\nAGED ABOUT 62 YEARS  A A   \nPRESENTLY R\/IN HOUSr;..No.'1.28 ' ' _\n\nm LAYOUT, 5?!\".MAIN,iBANAsHANIe;AR1 \n\n3RD STAG E, _I<_A'i'1:iiiG LTPPA ,MAI_N ROAD"\n\nBANGALORE        PELTITIONEZR\n\n(BY 51%: S -sAM1pAAij\u00a73.1;'   BAJ ECNTRI. ADVS.)\n\nAND?' A:' A \n\n A 'fIJE s_T2Aj'E'*0.rr KARNATAKA\n ,. ".E_P:1 ByA13'\u20ac;.T_s':";cRE'rARY TO GOVERNMENI'\n\n" EDL:1' S('\u00a3.l1[') a;1.i'1d in (feiiisidvr the\nClaims of the pet.it,i0r1e1' for pmm0t.i(:m as Dcpiiiy\n\n[)irect01', Depari.meni. of Public ir1st1'L1<'ti01"i. t-*\u00a3:g_'I'.e in\n\n('UB1 pi i 3 n cc of the Gm-'c1'11111 e.'.1']t  * \u00ab  ~  l':d;_'f;'<l"'~.\n\nN0.DPAR.10.SBC.97 dated 24.06.1997.\n\n3. The? KAT has \u00a3'i:C'i\\?'.f:fl'J[.\u20ac'(\\l '\u00bbI.(V') E1161-: :'i1;;i::'i..11V2fii_\u00a72:L1id \n\nlegai contentiolis urgeci eia_b_(5'1'-a_t.e.l_y ir1VIIh_c iiii1pi.1g11cc1\norder and rejecteq  Cg)i\u00e9,i_cn'f'i\u00e9j'i'1S--.. _111'ged in the\n\na Iicatiorz b ;'(:\u00abc01'cii1i5"i'eVas(5r1S._ai.~ 4(a). 4(b] and\n\n4(d) of t.}1"efv'o_i'd\u00e97ifV'i131p.i1gI1t*CiMiI'a this p\ufb01-.'tiE.i0I]. The\nco1'reci'ji1eSs of  qiiesiioriz-?d in this writ.\npetition (\u20ac'()1_1t'<i*;3dVi:_1g;t.iiaif_;1 he KAT 1'aa$ failed {:0 (.'()l}Si(.i('l'\n\nthe iegzil <:<i11'ieiit.i01'1$ urgezti e1pp1'<)pi'ia1'<:ly zmd E1:rih(=r\n\n4,,,,.,(:()1':\u00abt\u20ac'1'1ai\u20acdnthat "'t"hf(5:r<\u00ab: is no provision under the\n\n'i{a:'n.at'a'1{a E\u00a7l"L1cat.ic)'1'1 }i.')epa1'1:mc11t' SE'.l'Vi(".CS (I.)<'=rpari.mc=n1\n\ni"'\u00a3}fv"?1,ibi}6"_"_II_}S\u00a7.I'iA(31'i()I'lS) (ReCmi1.ment) Rules, 1967 for\n\nfixing str:1iCi319ity beiow the (')ffi(-.(:rrs. who have been\n\niii"~..'"-.,I33'0m'3t,'3d H' 'ht' JE.11 'z1}&' Group 'A' ()ffi('.(r1's\n\n\n\n(Education O'i'i'i<':e1*s}. tilioxxgli they have been promoted\n\nlater in point of time than the pemioner as il'1e\u00e9y._ux.Tx?.q71'e\u00e9\n\njuniors in the lower cadre.' which ai(_:ti.<\u00a7'_)h"'\u00ab\n\nrespondent nullified the pi-on1()t;i(.):1 of;"the:~..pe'tVlt,i~Q1"aer<\/pre>\n
against. the reserved vacancy a1″a{1 t’.:’h’e..–\u00e9sam_e’-.15; <\u00a7t;::H._i-\u00e9iiajy<\/p>\n
to Article 85 of the C0ns?ilt.i,2–1;i():1 am i:1e\u00a7er1vVii'ig;..'Article-. L<\/p>\n
164(3) of the Cor1stit.u__l.ion <\/p>\n
4.  \u00a5ggr0;.,1:i’d  of the impugned<\/p>\n
order pas\u00e9’\u00bbed_.b3{ {he K}'{i’viAiSv–tlf:ali–v_t’.he petitioner has been<\/p>\n
pr0mQted_   whereas the I211-ge number of<\/p>\n
offieeiefwht) we1*eA”p1’e.rri’oiec1 later thali the (late of<\/p>\n
pr041;n’o'{.iQ11  -been placed above. him wliich is<\/p>\n
V’ 21;rbii.a’e{ijv .aii._c1 illegal. ‘l’herefore._ this aspe(t: of the<\/p>\n
” .r_n’\u00e9..Lter”i\u00a7_~..r1<;i;'tfensidered by the KAT. Flenee. the order<\/p>\n
is \u00e9vitiavteciiin law and the same is to be quashed in<\/p>\n
2  'wgercise of its juciiei I review power.\n<\/p>\n
(1<\/p>\n
grotiiids urged in this petition. After (“2;i.i’eitii
\n(.:0nsiciera1″i011 of the z-iforeseiici grouiicts adverteci to in<\/p>\n
this order, we have examiried the reasoiis a1ssigi’1’ed by<\/p>\n
the KAT. The KAT has riglitziy referred to t.l1e\u00bb.e:.i-:*\u00a7~iei’_<\/p>\n
decisions of the KAT and affirmed by the Si._if)’i:ei1i.e”~Cuiirt= _A b<\/p>\n
in respect: of the original 21pp1ie5gt.i(ii’1_Aairidzt h’e’i<e:51'i7lVt;:i*'Viigisi'<\/p>\n
assigned rariking in the gra._dat'i()i'1_ list <)ii.~t[.iie <\/p>\n
the direction contained in  dcseisieriiiiiei' t\u00a5\u00a71c- KAT.
\nTherefore. the KAT  rightiyV:'r'ejeete(l that prayer to<\/p>\n
quash the gradati0i1A..l.i.st_'i4.O2.199'7 by<\/p>\n
assigriingivrezii\u00e9atiiisf\u00e9it, _pai"a 4(b")'"('if the order impzigned in<\/p>\n
this V'e.t,it_io1i .aii\u00abel"s\u00ab.i1'..li=3,s_.ex21rnii1ed the Jlea. of the
\np\u20aci.i1.i()l1('3l'xS.\u00ab._4 i'e;\u00a7a1'dii?_g".\u00a7i.dequate representtmion to be<\/p>\n
giveifi tci the Sttv-heduiecl Caste Officers with reference to<\/p>\n
.1fhe_ ()f\ufb01C\u20ac17Sr"*~.\\Vh() have been ]')i'()f110l.C'-d as Group \u00bbB<\/p>\n
Qt'fi_eers. ':'i71'\u00ab'.(ViIi'!.TCx\u00abt")V\u20ac3I'I1m\ufb01\ufb01t unit to the next. eeidre and on<\/p>\n
the basis  'total number of posts avzsiilable. 15% of the
\npost.:3.r"eserVed is worked out dI'1(Ii 13 posts are reservecl<\/p>\n
t,0+.__t,i'ie"' Scheduled Caste Officers and pr(m'1ot.ec1 I5<\/p>\n
iv<\/p>\n
x
\nHe1'1Ce. xve do not fimii any Cl'1'(I)1' in the 01'('Ecr<\/p>\n
bassccl by the KAT. which wa1'1'zmi:~s i1'1ic1'fer of this
\nCourt; The pe1,it.i0n being devoid of mc==.*1’i1j_ s.I_};i1′.g(.1s
\ndismissed.  __ -1-\n<\/p>\n
 \u00bb ::\n<\/p>\n
\ufb02dg\u00e9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court D M Bajantri vs The State Of Karnataka on 8 January, 2010 Author: V.Gopalagowda And A.S.Bopanna I IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED TPHS THE 8″” DAY OF JANUARY 2010 PRESENT THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE v GOPAI,A__\u00a7}’O5VN”_I;’:AA’ _ _ AND THE HONBLE MR.JUs’1’1t;E B’Q\u00a7AN-:\\iAf;%___& WRIT PETITION NO;AV_3-39242\/A-2′(‘)O9 (s\u00a7\u00e9KAA’n% I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nD M Bajantri vs The State Of Karnataka on 8 January, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/d-m-bajantri-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-8-january-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"D M Bajantri vs The State Of Karnataka on 8 January, 2010 - 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