Kumari Swara N Aradya v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 8037 of 2023 (GM-CC), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, Judge E.S. Indiresh, decided 04.11.2025. Caste-certificate refusal endorsement dated 14.12.2022 (Annexure-A) by Tasildar, Tumakuru Taluk (R5); writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 alleging violation of Articles 14, 16, 21 and 23; dismissed as not maintainable because the endorsement is appealable under Section 4-B of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation of appointment etc.) Act, 1990; liberty reserved to pursue the appellate forum. Keywords: maintainability, appealable order, Section 4-B, caste certificate, Tumakuru, GM-CC.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the AGA's submission, this Court held that the impugned endorsement at Annexure-A is an appealable order under Section 4-B of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation of appointment etc.) Act, 1990, and therefore the writ petition is not maintainable.