Yashwanth J L v. the Principal Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC Division Bench (Vibhu Bakhru CJ & C.M. Poonacha J), WA No. 1999 of 2025 (CS-RES), dismissed on 12.12.2025. Interim stay of co-operative bank recruitment (Notification No.BCCB/EST/086/2025-26 dated 16.08.2025; 62 Junior Assistants, 12 Attenders) refused for candidates who participated without objection and challenged only after failing (marks 82/79/69/64 vs cut-off 116). Ratio: grievance raised post-result warrants no ad interim order; no fault with Single Judge. Merits (reservation matrix SC/ST/women/OBC, category-wise breakup, cut-off disclosure, evaluation process, third-party agency, unpublished SOPs) left open in WP.No.37187/2025. Keywords: writ appeal, Karnataka High Court Act S.4, interim stay, recruitment challenge, acquiescence by participation, Bangalore City Co-operative Bank.
What did the court decide?
The appellants had not raised these issues at any stage prior to filing the writ petition or prior to participation in the examination, and sought to raise them only after they had been declared unsuccessful in the examination.