Lalappa L Pammar v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University) outsource-agency contract staff (attenders/junior assistants/supervisor); regularisation representation pending since 2016 application; writ under Article 227 of the Constitution (S-RES); legal notices dated 02.06.2014 and 26.10.2016 vide Annexures-G/H to be treated as representations; consideration and orders in accordance with law within 12 weeks; liberty if notice already replied; Karnataka High Court Dharwad Bench; Justice M. Nagaprasanna; order dated 03-12-2025; WP No. 111658 of 2017.
What did the court decide?
Substantive mandamus granted in modified form: the respondents shall treat the legal notices dated 26.10.2016 and 02.06.2014 (Annexures-G and H) as the petitioners' representation, consider it and pass necessary orders in accordance with law, if not already replied to, within 12 weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; if the notice has already been replied to, the petitioners may avail such remedy as is available in law. The literal prayer for 'consideration of legal notice' was held impermissible in law.