Shri. Mallappa S/O Fakkirappa Hosalli v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularization of services; outreach worker; Hosalli village, Shirahatti taluk, Gadag district; District Child Protection Unit/Committee, Gadag; Department of Women and Child Development, Karnataka; unconsidered representations Annexures-K and K1 dated 05-12-2024; duty to pass orders on citizen's representation within reasonable time; mandamus, eight weeks; interim protection of service; Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; WP No. 100591 of 2025 (S-REG); High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad; Suraj Govindaraj J.; decided 11-09-2025.
What did the court decide?
Mandamus to respondent Nos. 1 to 4 to consider the representations at Annexures-K and K1 and pass necessary orders in accordance with law within eight weeks from receipt of certified copy of the order; interim direction that the petitioner's services shall not be disturbed until such consideration. The Court did not itself adjudicate entitlement to regularization.