Basavaraj Kondiyavar v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: writ appeal; Section 4 Karnataka High Court Act; S-RES; supernumerary post; Dalayat; accommodation against vacant post; advertisement dated 25.10.2024 by Karnataka Legislative Assembly; Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretariat; parity/identity with W.A.No.338/2025 (judgment dated 27.11.2025); protection till freshly selected candidate joins; common order dated 30.01.2025 in W.P.No.14388/2023 c/w W.P.No.13561/2023 and W.P.No.26066/2023; appellant Basavaraj Kodiyavar; coram D K Singh and S Rachaia, JJ.; decided 26.02.2026; neutral citation NC: 2026:KHC:11985-DB; advocates J Prashanth, Mohammad Jaffar Shah (AGA), Bola Vedavyas Shenoy, Rajeshwara P.N., Pavan Sagar.
What did the court decide?
Appeal disposed of in terms of the judgment dated 27.11.2025 in W.A.No.338/2025: no supernumerary post or accommodation against the advertised vacant post; the appellant is not to be disturbed till a freshly selected candidate joins against the vacant post wherein he is working.