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Smt Zarina Begum v. Karnataka State

Karnataka HC6 Mar 2025WP/47829/2014

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Keywords: final seniority list; Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. (KSHDCL); Circular No. KSHDCL/ADMN/672/14-15 dated 27.05.2014; RTI Act letter No. KARARKA ANINI/ADALIT/RTI26/1144/2014-15 dated 10.7.2014; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India; dismissal for non-prosecution; petitioner and counsel absent; Zarina Begum; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Writ Petition No. 47829 of 2014 (S-PRO); decided 06.03.2025 by Justice R. Nataraj; single-judge oral order; no merits decided; no costs or directions; not suitable as precedent on seniority fixation.

What did the court decide?

The writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution, there being no representation for the petitioner on the date of hearing and none on the previous hearing date. No adjudication on the merits of the challenge to the seniority list.

Smt Zarina Begum Vs Karnataka State — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9634 WP No. 47829 of 2014

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 47829 OF 2014 (S-PRO)

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BETWEEN:

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SMT. ZARINA BEGUM, D/O SYED KHADER, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.107, 1^ST FLOOR, 1^ST MAIN, 5^TH CROSS, R T NAGAR, BANGALORE-32.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI K.R PRASADIYAVAR, ADVOCATE [ABSENT])

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AND:

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Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT KARNATAKA

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KARNATAKA STATE HANDICRAFTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.H.D.C COMPLEX, NO.45, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001.

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CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001.

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SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001.

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SECRETARY, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001.

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SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001.

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COMMISSIONER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, KANNIZA BHAVAN, RACE COURT ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001.

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COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, M.S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001.

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MR. PIOUS NAZARATH, R/O #155, AMARJYOTHI KUNJ, MAYOR VIHAR-1, DELHI-110 091.

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MR. SYED SHAMSHAD HUSSAIN, R/O #36, KRISHNAMMA GARDEN, 3^RD CROSS, BANGALORE -560 046.

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MR. NARAYAN MURTHY, P.A TO M.D., KARNATAKA STATE HANDICRAFTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., K.S.H.D.C LTD., COMPLEX, NO.45, MAHATAMA GANDHI ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI A.R VIVEK, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1

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SRI B.J ESWARAPPA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.2 TO 7 [PH]; NOTICE TO RESPONDENT NO.8 IS SERVED; SRI NAGAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.9 AND 10)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO 1. QUASH THE ARBITRARILY, ILLEGALLY, ERRONEOUSLY FRAMED FINAL SENIORITY LIST PUBLISHED ORIGINAL CERTIFIED COPY ISSUED BY RESPONDENT VIDE CIRCULAR NO. KSHDCL/ADMN/672/14-15 DATED 27.05.2014 ISSUED UNDER RTI ACT LETTER NO. KARARKA ANINI/ADALIT/RTI26/1144/2014-15 DATED 10.7.2014, ENCL. ORIGINAL ANN-Q6 ETC.

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

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ORAL ORDER

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There is no representation for the petitioner. Even on the last date of hearing, there was no appearance for the petitioner.

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Hence, the petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.

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Sd/(R. NATARAJ) JUDGE