IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JULY 2019 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. VEERAPPA W.P.No.32552/2015 (GM-CC) BETWEEN:
Devraj S/o. K.C.Ramaswamy, Age 47 years, N.15C, Industrial Area, Hunsur – 571 105 (By Sri Praveen Kumar Raikote, Advocate) AND:
... Petitioner 1. The District Caste Verification Committee Nazarbad, Mysuru – 570 001 By its Secretary 2. Tahsildar Hunsur Taluk, Hunsur – 571 105 3. K.R.Manjunath Age 50 years, S/o.Ramlingegouda, R/o Tarikal Kaval Village, Hundimal Post – 571 116, Belikere Hobli, Hunsur Taluk, Mysuru District ... Respondents (By Sri C.Jagadeesh, Advocate for R1 and R2; Sri V.R.Sarathy, Advocate for R3) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of Constitution of India praying to call for the records from the R1 and allow this writ petition; quash the impugned order at Annx-C dt: 25.05.2015 passed by the R1 and etc., This Writ Petition coming on for Hearing, this day, the Court made the following:
O R D E R The petitioner filed the present writ petition to issue Writ of Certiorari and quash the impugned order dated 25.05.2015 at Annexure – C passed by the District Caste Verification Committee, Mysuru district-respondent No.1.
2. Learned counsel for the respondents submit that the very writ petition filed is not maintainable and petitioner has got an alternative efficacy remedy of appeal before the Commissioner/Director for Social Welfare under Section 4D-Appeal of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointment) etc., Act, 1990 (‘the Act’ for short).
3. The said submission is placed on record.
4. In view of the above, writ petition is dismissed as not maintainable, with liberty to the petitioner to avail an alternative remedy of appeal as contemplated under the Act and in accordance with law.
Petitioner is also permitted to file necessary application for condonation of delay for the time spent before this Court.
Sd/- JUDGE KPS