Anand Chetter v. Union Public Service Commission (Upsc)

Karnataka HC25 Jun 2025WP/13948/2025

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What is this about?

Maintainability of writ petition filed by civil servant; service matters not adjudicable by writ court as court of first instance; L.Chandra Kumar (1997) 3 SCC 261 applied; Central Administrative Tribunal as appropriate forum; UPSC / Ministry of MSME recruitment; Assistant Director Grade-I (IEDS) (Food); rejection of candidature for alleged deficiency in educational qualifications; Advertisement No.20/2023; Vacancy No.23102005628; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; writ petition disposed of with liberty reserved; High Court of Karnataka; H.T. Narendra Prasad, J.

What did the court decide?

Liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum; no relief granted on the merits of the rejection of candidature. ¶¶33

Anand Chetter Vs Union Public Service Commission… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD

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WRIT PETITION NO. 13948 OF 2025 (S-RES)

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BETWEEN:

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ANAND CHETTER S/O LATE SHANTAPPA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/O WARD NO. 1, TIPPU NAGAR 2^ND CROSS, BADAMI BAGALKOT DISTRICT KARNATAKA-587201.

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Digitally signed by HEMALATHA A Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA

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DARSHAN N M S/O MAHESH M B AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/O GANGA KRIPA, UDAYANAGARA EXTENSION, NEAR SHANESHWARA TEMPLE, DANTARAMAKKI JYOTINAGARA POST

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CHICKMANGALURU KARNATAKA- 577102.

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI. AHAAN MOHAN., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DHOLPUR HOUSE, SHAHJAHAN ROAD NEW DELHI 110069.

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UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM

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HC-KAR

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ENTERPRISES (MSME) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UDYOG BHAWAN NEW DELHI-110011.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. B PRAMOD, CGC FOR RESPONDENT)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ACTION OF THE RESPONDENTS IN REJECTING THE PETITIONERS CANDIDATURE FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GRADE-I (IEDS) (FOOD) IN OFFICE OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER (MSME), MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN ADVERTISEMENT NO.20/2023 AND VACANCY NO.23102005628 (ANNEXURE-B) DATED OCTOBER 2023 ON THE GROUND OF ALLEGED DEFICIENCY IN EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ETC.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD

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ORAL ORDER

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At the outset, learned CGC raised a preliminary

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objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner is a Civil Servant and he has to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal.

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HC-KAR

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The grievance in respect of the ‘service matters’

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cannot be a subject matter of adjudication at the hands of a writ Court, as the court of first instance, in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in the case

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of L.Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India and others reported in (1997) 3 SCC 261.

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In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of , reserving liberty for the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum.

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Sd/(H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE

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