SHRI. NABISAB HAZARATSAB KHUDANAVAR v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

(BY SMT. KIRTHILATHA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2) …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO ISSUE AN ORDER OR WRIT OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF CARTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 DATED 23.09.2017 IN NO. 18908 DMA 92 COG/2016-17 VIDE ANNEXURE-N SO FOR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED IN THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ISSUE AN ORDER OR WRIT OR VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:878 WP No. 100337 of 2018 DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE CASE OF THE PETITIONER BY THE DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN THE SENIORITY LIST OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS IN THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)

1. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question an endorsement dated 23.09.2017 issued by the second respondent insofar as it rejects the claim of the petitioner for bringing him into the seniority of community organizers.

2. Heard the learned counsel Sri. Santosh.B.Rawoot appearing the petitioner and learned HCGP Smt.Kirthilatha R. Patil for the respondent-State.

3. The petitioner is said to have been appointed as a community organizer with effect from 20.05.2022 on contract/daily wages. On 24.05.2002, in terms of the said order the appointee is said to have joined the town municipality of Gajendragad. On 28.10.2005, the State after amending the Rules, notifies the persons who are entitled to be absorbed in the respective cadres. The absorption of the petitioner is in the - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:878 WP No. 100337 of 2018 cadre of Second Division Assistant and his name is found at Serial No.285 in the list of absorbed candidates. The petitioner contends that he was given the post of SDA for one day and again made to work as a community organizer and therefore he wants seniority to be depicted in the seniority of community organizers. The petitioner submitted a representation to the respondent-State to consider his case and plant him in the seniority list of the community organizers that comes to be rejected by the impugned order. The order reads as follows: “¹§âA¢ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ DqÀ½vÀ ¸ÀÄzsÁgÀuÉ E¯ÁSÉAiÀÄ C¢ü¸ÀÆZÀ£É ¸ÀA: r¦JDgï 14 J¸ïJ¸ïDgï 2006, ¢£ÁAPÀ 18.08.2006gÀ°è PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀPÁðj £ËPÀgÀgÀ (eÉõÀ×vÉ) wzÀÄÝ¥Àr ¤AiÀĪÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ 2006gÀAvÉ 1957gÀ ¸ÀPÁðj £ËPÀgÀgÀ (eÉõÀ×vÁ) ¤AiÀĪÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ, wzÀÄÝ¥Àr ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 10gÀAvÉ ¨É¼ÀUÁ« «¨sÁUÀzÀ ¸ÀªÀÄÄzÁAiÀÄ ¸ÀAWÀlPÀgÀÄUÀ¼À vÁvÁÌ°PÀ eÉõÀ×vÁ ¥ÀnÖAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¢£ÁAPÀ:01.01.2017gÀ CAvÀåzÀªÀgÉUÉ G¯ÉèÃR (4)gÀ C¢üPÀÈvÀ eÁÕ¥À£ÀzÀ°è ¥ÀæZÀÄgÀ¥Àr¸À¯ÁVvÀÄÛ ºÁUÀÆ ªÀiÁ£Àå ¸ÀªÉÇÃðZÀÒ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀĪÀÅ ¹«¯ï C¦Ã®Ä £ÀA: 2368/2011 (¥À«vÀæ ¥ÀæPÀgÀt)zÀ°è ¢£ÁAPÀ 09.02.2017gÀAzÀÄ ¤ÃrzÀ wæð£À°è PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀPÁðj £ËPÀgÀgÀ eÉõÀ×vÁ ¤UÀ¢ PÁAiÉÄÝ 2002gÀ°è£À ¸ÉPÀë£ï 3 ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 4 gÀ°è ¥Àj²µÀÖ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¥Àj²µÀÖ ¥ÀAUÀqÀzÀ £ËPÀgÀgÀÄUÀ½UÉ ªÀÄÄA§rÛUÉ CªÀPÁ±À PÀ°à¹gÀĪÀÅzÀ£ÀÄß ªÀeÁUÉƽ¹ ¥ÀjµÀÌøvÀ eÉõÀ×vÁ ¥ÀnÖAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀæZÀÄgÀ¥Àr¹ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ EzÀgÀAvÉ ¥ÀjuÁªÀÄPÁj PÀæªÀÄ dgÀÄV¸ÀĪÀAvÉ DzÉò¹zÀ »£É߯ÉAiÀÄ°è G¯ÉèÃR (5)gÀ ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀA.r¦JDgï: 182 J¸ïDgïDgï 2011, ¢£ÁAPÀ 06.05.2017zÀ°è ªÀiÁ£Àå ¸ÀªÉÇÃðZÀÒ £ÁåAiÀiÁ®AiÀÄzÀ wæð£À£ÀéAiÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ 27.04.1978gÀ £ÀAvÀgÀ ¥ÀæZÀÄgÀ¥Àr¹zÀ J¯Áè ªÀÈAzÀUÀ¼À eÉõÀ×vÁ ¥ÀnÖAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥ÀjµÀÈÌvÀUÉƽ¸ÀĪÀAvÉ DzÉò¹zÉ.

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5. In the order, the author of the order recorded the objections, filed by several persons to bring the petitioner into the fold of community organizers or a seniority list of community organizers. Owing to the objections, the claim of the petitioner comes to be rejected. The rejection of which is called in question before this Court.

6. A perusal of the afore quoted order impugned in the subject petition would not merit any interference at the hands of this Court for the reason that the petitioner was absorbed in the service of Second Division Assistant, in terms of the order of absorption dated 28th October 2005, as observed hereinabove. The name of the petitioner was found in Serial No.285 in the said order of absorption. If the petitioner is absorbed in the cadre of Second Division Assistant and has accepted the said order without demur, it would not be open for - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:878 WP No. 100337 of 2018 the petitioner today to contend that he should come within the employees i.e. the community organizers, only because he was appointed on contract basis as community organizer in the year 2002 or he has been made to function as a community organizer, today. The law does not permit such a course to the petitioner as the absorption is in the cadre of Second Division Assistant.

7. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the benefits that would flow from the second division assistant is also not conferred upon the petitioner, If that be so, the State shall not deny any benefit for the petitioner who has been observed as Second Division Assistant, be it any kind of service benefit/s.

8. With aforesaid observation, finding no merit to interfere with the endorsement, petition stands disposed.

9. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK/CT-GTB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 140